Goldenrod

#c8a72e

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

Goldenrod is a mid yellow, confident at this saturation. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #c8a72e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8a72e

RGB200, 167, 46

HSL47, 63%, 48%

HSV47, 77%, 78%

CMYK0%, 16%, 77%, 22%

Lab69.55, 0.01, 62.64

XYZ38.13, 40.11, 8.32

Decimal13149998

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone117 C

Shades of goldenrod

#b6982a #a58a26 #937b22 #826d1e #705e1a #5f4f16 #4d4112 #3c320e #2a230a #191506

Tints of goldenrod

#d2b23c #d7ba50 #dbc264 #e0ca78 #e5d28c #e9daa0 #eee2b4 #f2e9c8 #f7f1dc #fcf9f0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#2e4fc8 Analogous#c85a2e Analogous#9cc82e Triadic#2ec8a7 Triadic#a72ec8 Split complementary#2e9cc8 Split complementary#5a2ec8

Goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 16, 77, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8a72e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 16 77 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 19 75 28

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 #c8a72e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8a72e; }
.text { color: #c8a72e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a72e; }

How goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c8a72e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8a72e 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 #c8a72e 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 #c8a72e 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

Every value on this page for #c8a72e is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.