Goldenrod

#caaa3e

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

This is Goldenrod, a strong yellow at 46 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #caaa3e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#caaa3e

RGB202, 170, 62

HSL46, 57%, 52%

HSV46, 69%, 79%

CMYK0%, 16%, 69%, 21%

Lab70.63, 0.03, 57.62

XYZ39.6, 41.65, 10.51

Decimal13281854

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone117 C

Shades of goldenrod

#bd9e34 #aa8e2f #987f2a #867025 #746020 #61511b #4f4216 #3d3311 #2a230c #181407

Tints of goldenrod

#cfb250 #d4ba62 #d9c274 #deca86 #e3d197 #e7d9a9 #ece1bb #f1e9cd #f6f1df #fbf9f1

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#3e5eca Analogous#ca643e Analogous#a4ca3e Triadic#3ecaaa Triadic#aa3eca Split complementary#3ea4ca Split complementary#643eca

Goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 16, 69, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #caaa3e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 16 69 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 19 67 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Goldenrod in css

Copy #caaa3e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #caaa3e; }
.text { color: #caaa3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caaa3e; }

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 #caaa3e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #caaa3e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #caaa3e 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #caaa3e 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 #caaa3e is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.