Goldenrod

#d7a515

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

Goldenrod falls in the yellow band, mid and vivid. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #d7a515, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d7a515

RGB215, 165, 21

HSL45, 82%, 46%

HSV45, 90%, 84%

CMYK0%, 23%, 90%, 16%

Lab70.46, 6.98, 70.87

XYZ41.61, 41.41, 6.51

Decimal14132501

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone124 C

Shades of goldenrod

#c49713 #b28811 #9f7a10 #8c6c0e #795d0c #674f0a #544008 #413206 #2f2405 #1c1503

Tints of goldenrod

#e9b41d #ebbc34 #edc44b #f0cb63 #f2d37a #f4db91 #f7e3a9 #f9eac0 #fbf2d7 #fdfaef

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#1547d7 Analogous#d74415 Analogous#a8d715 Triadic#15d7a5 Triadic#a515d7 Split complementary#15a8d7 Split complementary#4415d7

Goldenrod in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 23, 90, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d7a515 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 23 90 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 25 87 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 #d7a515 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d7a515; }
.text { color: #d7a515; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7a515; }

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 #d7a515 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d7a515 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 #d7a515 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 #d7a515 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 #d7a515 is computed, not guessed. 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.