Goldenrod

#cfb60a

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

Goldenrod falls in the yellow band, deep and vivid. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #cfb60a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfb60a

RGB207, 182, 10

HSL52, 91%, 43%

HSV52, 95%, 81%

CMYK0%, 12%, 95%, 19%

Lab74.03, -5.65, 74.83

XYZ42.51, 46.74, 7.07

Decimal13612554

Web safe#cccc00

Pantone606 C

Shades of goldenrod

#bda609 #ab9708 #9a8707 #887707 #766806 #645805 #534904 #413903 #2f2902 #1d1a01

Tints of goldenrod

#e9cd0b #f4d91c #f5dd36 #f7e150 #f8e66b #f9ea85 #faef9f #fcf3b9 #fdf8d4 #fefcee

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#0a23cf Analogous#cf530a Analogous#85cf0a Triadic#0acfb6 Triadic#b60acf Split complementary#0a85cf Split complementary#530acf

Goldenrod in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 12, 95, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfb60a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 12 95 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 15 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 #cfb60a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfb60a; }
.text { color: #cfb60a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb60a; }

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 #cfb60a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfb60a 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 #cfb60a 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 #cfb60a 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 #cfb60a 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.