Goldenrod

#cfa001

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

This is Goldenrod, a vivid yellow at 46 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #cfa001, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfa001

RGB207, 160, 1

HSL46, 99%, 41%

HSV46, 100%, 81%

CMYK0%, 23%, 100%, 19%

Lab68.32, 5.88, 71.79

XYZ38.31, 38.41, 5.42

Decimal13606913

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone117 C

Shades of goldenrod

#bd9201 #ac8501 #9a7701 #886901 #775c01 #654e00 #534000 #423300 #302500 #1e1800

Tints of goldenrod

#ebb601 #fec60b #fecd27 #fed444 #feda60 #fee17c #ffe798 #ffeeb5 #fff4d1 #fffbed

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#0130cf Analogous#cf3901 Analogous#97cf01 Triadic#01cfa0 Triadic#a001cf Split complementary#0197cf Split complementary#3901cf

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, 23, 100, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfa001 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 23 100 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 25 96 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 #cfa001 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfa001; }
.text { color: #cfa001; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfa001; }

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 #cfa001 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfa001 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 #cfa001 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 #cfa001 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

Every value on this page for #cfa001 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.