Goldenrod

#d49a2d

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

Goldenrod is a mid orange with grounded warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #d49a2d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d49a2d

RGB212, 154, 45

HSL39, 66%, 50%

HSV39, 79%, 83%

CMYK0%, 27%, 79%, 17%

Lab67.5, 12.21, 61.56

XYZ39.18, 37.3, 7.62

Decimal13933101

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone131 C

Shades of goldenrod

#c38d28 #b07f24 #9d7220 #8a641c #775618 #654915 #523b11 #3f2e0d #2c2009 #191205

Tints of goldenrod

#d8a341 #dcad54 #e0b668 #e4c07b #e8c98f #ecd2a2 #f0dcb6 #f4e5c9 #f8eedd #fcf8f0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#2d67d4 Analogous#d4472d Analogous#bad42d Triadic#2dd49a Triadic#9a2dd4 Split complementary#2dbad4 Split complementary#462dd4

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 27, 79, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d49a2d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 27 79 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 29 77 23

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 #d49a2d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d49a2d; }
.text { color: #d49a2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d49a2d; }

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 #d49a2d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d49a2d 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 #d49a2d 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 #d49a2d 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 #d49a2d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.