Goldenrod

#cd9e2d

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

Goldenrod is a mid orange with confident 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 #cd9e2d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd9e2d

RGB205, 158, 45

HSL42, 64%, 49%

HSV42, 78%, 80%

CMYK0%, 23%, 78%, 20%

Lab67.74, 6.99, 61.5

XYZ37.88, 37.62, 7.75

Decimal13475373

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone131 C

Shades of goldenrod

#bb9029 #a98225 #977421 #85671d #735919 #614b15 #4f3d11 #3d2f0d #2b2109 #191306

Tints of goldenrod

#d5a83e #d9b152 #ddba65 #e2c379 #e6cc8d #ead5a1 #efdeb5 #f3e7c9 #f7f0dd #fcf8f0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#2d5ccd Analogous#cd4e2d Analogous#accd2d Triadic#2dcd9e Triadic#9e2dcd Split complementary#2daccd Split complementary#4e2dcd

Goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 23, 78, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd9e2d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 23 78 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 25 76 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Goldenrod in css

Copy #cd9e2d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd9e2d; }
.text { color: #cd9e2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd9e2d; }

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 #cd9e2d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd9e2d 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 #cd9e2d 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 #cd9e2d 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 #cd9e2d are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.