Goldenrod

#cfa735

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 44 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 #cfa735, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfa735

RGB207, 167, 53

HSL44, 62%, 51%

HSV44, 74%, 81%

CMYK0%, 19%, 74%, 19%

Lab70.29, 3.37, 61.03

XYZ40.19, 41.16, 9.19

Decimal13608757

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone117 C

Shades of goldenrod

#c09a2e #ad8b29 #9a7c25 #886d20 #755e1c #634f17 #504013 #3e320f #2b230a #191406

Tints of goldenrod

#d3af48 #d8b75b #dcc06d #e1c880 #e5d093 #ead8a6 #eee0b8 #f3e8cb #f7f1de #fcf9f1

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#355dcf Analogous#cf5a35 Analogous#aacf35 Triadic#35cfa7 Triadic#a735cf Split complementary#35aacf Split complementary#5a35cf

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 19, 74, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfa735 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 19 74 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 72 25

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 #cfa735 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfa735; }
.text { color: #cfa735; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfa735; }

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 #cfa735 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfa735 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 #cfa735 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 #cfa735 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 #cfa735 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.