Goldenrod

#cfac3f

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

This is Goldenrod, a strong yellow at 45 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #cfac3f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfac3f

RGB207, 172, 63

HSL45, 60%, 53%

HSV45, 70%, 81%

CMYK0%, 17%, 70%, 19%

Lab71.64, 1.19, 58.4

XYZ41.38, 43.13, 10.85

Decimal13610047

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone117 C

Shades of goldenrod

#c5a131 #b2912c #9f8228 #8b7223 #78621e #655319 #524314 #3f3310 #2c240b #181406

Tints of goldenrod

#d3b451 #d8bb63 #dcc374 #e1cb86 #e5d298 #eadaaa #eee2bb #f3e9cd #f7f1df #fbf9f1

Colors that go with goldenrod

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Goldenrod in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 17, 70, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfac3f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 17 70 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 20 68 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 #cfac3f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfac3f; }
.text { color: #cfac3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfac3f; }

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 #cfac3f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfac3f 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 #cfac3f 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 #cfac3f 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 #cfac3f is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.