Goldenrod

#bfa430

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for goldenrod, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Goldenrod is a mid yellow, grounded at this saturation. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #bfa430, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfa430

RGB191, 164, 48

HSL49, 60%, 47%

HSV49, 75%, 75%

CMYK0%, 14%, 75%, 25%

Lab67.9, -2.27, 60.06

XYZ35.29, 37.84, 8.24

Decimal12559408

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone457 C

Shades of goldenrod

#ae962c #9e8728 #8d7923 #7c6b1f #6c5c1b #5b4e17 #4a4013 #3a320f #29230a #181506

Tints of goldenrod

#ceb23b #d3ba4f #d8c263 #ddca77 #e2d28c #e7daa0 #ece2b4 #f1eac8 #f6f1dd #fbf9f1

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#304bbf Analogous#bf5d30 Analogous#93bf30 Triadic#30bfa4 Triadic#a430bf Split complementary#3093bf Split complementary#5c30bf

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 75, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfa430 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 75 25

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 73 31

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Goldenrod in css

Copy #bfa430 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfa430; }
.text { color: #bfa430; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa430; }

How goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bfa430 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfa430 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bfa430 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around goldenrod? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bfa430 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from goldenrod, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #bfa430 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.