Goldenrod

#caa252

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

Goldenrod sits in the orange range, mid and soft. 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 #caa252, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#caa252

RGB202, 162, 82

HSL40, 53%, 56%

HSV40, 59%, 79%

CMYK0%, 20%, 59%, 21%

Lab68.76, 5.58, 46.48

XYZ38.8, 39.01, 13.47

Decimal13279826

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone465 C

Shades of goldenrod

#c4983f #b38937 #9f7a31 #8c6b2b #785d25 #654e1f #523f19 #3e3013 #2b210d #171207

Tints of goldenrod

#cfab62 #d4b372 #d9bc82 #dec492 #e2cda2 #e7d5b2 #ecdec2 #f1e7d1 #f6efe1 #fbf8f1

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#527aca Analogous#ca6652 Analogous#b6ca52 Triadic#52caa2 Triadic#a252ca Split complementary#52b6ca Split complementary#6652ca

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 20, 59, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #caa252 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 20 59 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 22 58 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 #caa252 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #caa252; }
.text { color: #caa252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa252; }

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 #caa252 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #caa252 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 #caa252 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 #caa252 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 #caa252 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. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.