Goldenrod

#c39a48

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

Goldenrod is a mid orange with balanced warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #c39a48, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c39a48

RGB195, 154, 72

HSL40, 51%, 52%

HSV40, 63%, 76%

CMYK0%, 21%, 63%, 24%

Lab65.89, 6.2, 47.86

XYZ35.23, 35.18, 11.06

Decimal12819016

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone131 C

Shades of goldenrod

#b78e3c #a58036 #947330 #82652b #705725 #5e491f #4c3b19 #3b2e13 #29200d #171208

Tints of goldenrod

#c9a359 #cead6a #d4b67b #d9bf8c #dfc99d #e4d2ae #eadcbf #efe5d0 #f5eee1 #fbf8f2

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#4871c3 Analogous#c35c48 Analogous#aec348 Triadic#48c39a Triadic#9a48c3 Split complementary#48aec3 Split complementary#5c48c3

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 21, 63, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c39a48 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 21 63 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 23 62 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 #c39a48 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c39a48; }
.text { color: #c39a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c39a48; }

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 #c39a48 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c39a48 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 #c39a48 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 #c39a48 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 #c39a48 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.