Goldenrod

#c1a521

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

Goldenrod is a deep yellow, rich at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #c1a521, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c1a521

RGB193, 165, 33

HSL50, 71%, 44%

HSV50, 83%, 76%

CMYK0%, 15%, 83%, 24%

Lab68.28, -2.46, 65.35

XYZ35.72, 38.36, 6.96

Decimal12690721

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone103 C

Shades of goldenrod

#b0971e #a0881b #8f7a18 #7e6c16 #6e5e13 #5d4f10 #4c410d #3c330a #2b2507 #1a1604

Tints of goldenrod

#d8b825 #ddc13a #e1c851 #e5cf67 #e9d67e #eddd95 #f1e5ac #f5ecc2 #f9f3d9 #fcfaf0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#213dc1 Analogous#c15521 Analogous#8dc121 Triadic#21c1a5 Triadic#a521c1 Split complementary#218dc1 Split complementary#5521c1

Goldenrod in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 83, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c1a521 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 83 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 80 30

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Goldenrod in css

Copy #c1a521 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c1a521; }
.text { color: #c1a521; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a521; }

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 #c1a521 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c1a521 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c1a521 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c1a521 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

Here is how the numbers for #c1a521 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.