Goldenrod

#d69f21

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

Goldenrod sits in the orange range, mid and strong. 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 #d69f21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d69f21

RGB214, 159, 33

HSL42, 73%, 48%

HSV42, 85%, 84%

CMYK0%, 26%, 85%, 16%

Lab68.9, 10.01, 66.73

XYZ40.4, 39.2, 6.88

Decimal14065441

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone124 C

Shades of goldenrod

#c3911e #b1831b #9e7518 #8b6715 #785913 #664b10 #533d0d #40300a #2d2207 #1b1404

Tints of goldenrod

#dfaa30 #e2b346 #e6bc5b #e9c470 #eccd85 #f0d69b #f3deb0 #f6e7c5 #f9f0da #fdf9f0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#2158d6 Analogous#d64421 Analogous#b3d621 Triadic#21d69f Triadic#9f21d6 Split complementary#21b2d6 Split complementary#4521d6

Goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 26, 85, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d69f21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 85 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 82 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Goldenrod in css

Copy #d69f21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d69f21; }
.text { color: #d69f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d69f21; }

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 #d69f21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d69f21 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d69f21 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d69f21 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

Here is how the numbers for #d69f21 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.