Goldenrod

#cb9a4e

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

Goldenrod is a mid orange with grounded warmth. 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 #cb9a4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb9a4e

RGB203, 154, 78

HSL36, 55%, 55%

HSV36, 62%, 80%

CMYK0%, 24%, 62%, 20%

Lab66.79, 10.05, 46.21

XYZ37.56, 36.36, 12.25

Decimal13343310

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone131 C

Shades of goldenrod

#c58f3b #b28134 #9f732f #8c6529 #785723 #65491e #523b18 #3e2d12 #2b1f0d #181107

Tints of goldenrod

#d0a35e #d5ad6f #d9b67f #debf8f #e3c9a0 #e8d2b0 #eddbc0 #f1e5d1 #f6eee1 #fbf7f1

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#4e7fcb Analogous#cb5c4e Analogous#bdcb4e Triadic#4ecb9a Triadic#9a4ecb Split complementary#4ebdcb Split complementary#5c4ecb

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 24, 62, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb9a4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 24 62 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 26 61 26

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 #cb9a4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb9a4e; }
.text { color: #cb9a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb9a4e; }

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 #cb9a4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb9a4e 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 #cb9a4e 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 #cb9a4e 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 #cb9a4e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.