Goldenrod

#d6a042

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. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #d6a042, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d6a042

RGB214, 160, 66

HSL38, 64%, 55%

HSV38, 69%, 84%

CMYK0%, 25%, 69%, 16%

Lab69.35, 10.78, 54.96

XYZ41.29, 39.83, 10.67

Decimal14065730

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone131 C

Shades of goldenrod

#d2962e #bd8729 #a97825 #946a20 #805b1c #6b4d17 #573e13 #422f0e #2e210a #191205

Tints of goldenrod

#daa953 #deb265 #e1ba76 #e5c388 #e9cc99 #edd5ab #f0ddbc #f4e6cd #f8efdf #fcf8f0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#4278d6 Analogous#d65642 Analogous#c2d642 Triadic#42d6a0 Triadic#a042d6 Split complementary#42c2d6 Split complementary#5642d6

Goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 25, 69, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d6a042 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 25 69 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 27 67 22

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 #d6a042 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d6a042; }
.text { color: #d6a042; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6a042; }

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 #d6a042 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d6a042 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 #d6a042 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 #d6a042 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #d6a042 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.