Goldenrod

#ce970b

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

This is Goldenrod, a vivid orange at 43 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #ce970b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ce970b

RGB206, 151, 11

HSL43, 90%, 43%

HSV43, 95%, 81%

CMYK0%, 27%, 95%, 19%

Lab65.97, 10.4, 68.77

XYZ36.58, 35.28, 5.2

Decimal13539083

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone131 C

Shades of goldenrod

#bc8a0a #ab7d09 #997008 #876307 #765606 #644905 #523c04 #402f03 #2f2202 #1d1502

Tints of goldenrod

#e8aa0c #f3b71d #f4bf37 #f6c751 #f7d06b #f9d886 #fae0a0 #fbe9ba #fdf1d4 #fefaee

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#0b42ce Analogous#ce360b Analogous#a3ce0b Triadic#0bce97 Triadic#970bce Split complementary#0ba3ce Split complementary#360bce

Goldenrod in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 27, 95, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ce970b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 27 95 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 29 91 25

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #ce970b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ce970b; }
.text { color: #ce970b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce970b; }

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 #ce970b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ce970b 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 #ce970b 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 #ce970b 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 #ce970b 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. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.