Goldenrod

#cd9f2a

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

This is Goldenrod, a strong orange at 43 degrees. 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 #cd9f2a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd9f2a

RGB205, 159, 42

HSL43, 66%, 48%

HSV43, 80%, 80%

CMYK0%, 22%, 80%, 20%

Lab67.98, 6.34, 62.76

XYZ37.99, 37.94, 7.51

Decimal13475626

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone117 C

Shades of goldenrod

#bb9126 #a98323 #97751f #85671b #735918 #614b14 #4f3d10 #3d300d #2b2209 #191405

Tints of goldenrod

#d6aa39 #dbb34d #dfbc62 #e3c476 #e7cd8a #ebd69f #efdeb3 #f4e7c7 #f8f0dc #fcf9f0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#2a58cd Analogous#cd4e2a Analogous#a9cd2a Triadic#2acd9f Triadic#9f2acd Split complementary#2aa9cd Split complementary#4e2acd

Goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 22, 80, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd9f2a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 22 80 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 24 78 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 #cd9f2a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd9f2a; }
.text { color: #cd9f2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd9f2a; }

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 #cd9f2a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd9f2a 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 #cd9f2a 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 #cd9f2a 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 #cd9f2a come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.