Goldenrod

#c19a00

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

This is Goldenrod, a vivid yellow at 48 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #c19a00, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c19a00

RGB193, 154, 0

HSL48, 100%, 38%

HSV48, 100%, 76%

CMYK0%, 20%, 100%, 24%

Lab65.32, 2.85, 69.15

XYZ33.55, 34.45, 4.88

Decimal12687872

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone117 C

Shades of goldenrod

#b18d00 #a18000 #907300 #806600 #705900 #604c00 #4f3f00 #3f3200 #2f2500 #1f1800

Tints of goldenrod

#dfb200 #fdca00 #ffd11c #ffd73a #ffdd58 #ffe375 #ffe993 #ffefb1 #fff5cf #fffbed

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#0027c1 Analogous#c13900 Analogous#88c100 Triadic#00c19a Triadic#9a00c1 Split complementary#0088c1 Split complementary#3900c1

Goldenrod in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 20, 100, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c19a00 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 20 100 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 22 96 30

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #c19a00 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c19a00; }
.text { color: #c19a00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19a00; }

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 #c19a00 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c19a00 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 #c19a00 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 #c19a00 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 #c19a00 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.