Goldenrod

#d59900

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

This is Goldenrod, a vivid orange at 43 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. 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 #d59900, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d59900

RGB213, 153, 0

HSL43, 100%, 42%

HSV43, 100%, 84%

CMYK0%, 28%, 100%, 16%

Lab67.22, 12.29, 71.48

XYZ38.83, 36.93, 5.08

Decimal13998336

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone131 C

Shades of goldenrod

#c38c00 #b17f00 #9e7200 #8c6500 #7a5700 #684a00 #553d00 #433000 #312300 #1f1600

Tints of goldenrod

#f1ad00 #ffbb0e #ffc32a #ffcb46 #ffd362 #ffdb7d #ffe299 #ffeab5 #fff2d1 #fffaed

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#003cd5 Analogous#d52e00 Analogous#a7d500 Triadic#00d599 Triadic#9900d5 Split complementary#00a7d5 Split complementary#2e00d5

Goldenrod in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 28, 100, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d59900 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 28 100 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 30 96 22

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 #d59900 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d59900; }
.text { color: #d59900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d59900; }

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 #d59900 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d59900 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 #d59900 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 #d59900 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 #d59900 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.