Goldenrod

#c9ad3d

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

Goldenrod falls in the yellow band, mid and strong. 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 #c9ad3d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c9ad3d

RGB201, 173, 61

HSL48, 56%, 51%

HSV48, 70%, 79%

CMYK0%, 14%, 70%, 21%

Lab71.31, -2.04, 58.69

XYZ39.87, 42.64, 10.54

Decimal13217085

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone103 C

Shades of goldenrod

#bba034 #a9902f #97812a #857125 #726220 #60521b #4e4316 #3c3311 #2a240c #181407

Tints of goldenrod

#ceb54f #d3bc61 #d8c473 #ddcb85 #e2d397 #e7dba9 #ece2bb #f1eacd #f6f1df #fbf9f1

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#3d59c9 Analogous#c9673d Analogous#9fc93d Triadic#3dc9ad Triadic#ad3dc9 Split complementary#3d9fc9 Split complementary#673dc9

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 70, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c9ad3d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 70 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 68 27

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 #c9ad3d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c9ad3d; }
.text { color: #c9ad3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9ad3d; }

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 #c9ad3d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c9ad3d 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 #c9ad3d 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 #c9ad3d 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 #c9ad3d are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.