Goldenrod

#caad52

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. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #caad52, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#caad52

RGB202, 173, 82

HSL46, 53%, 56%

HSV46, 59%, 79%

CMYK0%, 14%, 59%, 21%

Lab71.59, -0.3, 49.74

XYZ40.82, 43.05, 14.14

Decimal13282642

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone618 C

Shades of goldenrod

#c4a43f #b39537 #9f8531 #8c742b #786425 #65541f #524419 #3e3413 #2b240d #171307

Tints of goldenrod

#cfb562 #d4bc72 #d9c482 #decb92 #e2d3a2 #e7dab2 #ece2c2 #f1e9d1 #f6f1e1 #fbf9f1

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#526fca Analogous#ca7152 Analogous#abca52 Triadic#52caad Triadic#ad52ca Split complementary#52abca Split complementary#7152ca

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 59, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #caad52 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 59 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Goldenrod in css

Copy #caad52 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #caad52; }
.text { color: #caad52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caad52; }

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 #caad52 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #caad52 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 #caad52 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 #caad52 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 #caad52 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.