Goldenrod

#dbac58

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

Goldenrod is a mid orange with confident 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 #dbac58, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dbac58
RGB219, 172, 88
HSL38, 65%, 60%
HSV38, 60%, 86%
CMYK0%, 21%, 60%, 14%
Lab73.07, 7.87, 49.0
XYZ45.73, 45.27, 15.56
Decimal14396504
Web safe#cc9966
Pantone143 C
Pantone143 CHex#dbac58Rgb219 172 88Cmyk0 21 60 14Lab73 8 49Darker#87611dDeep#c28b2aLighter#e3c897

Shades of goldenrod

Tints of goldenrod

Colors that go with goldenrod

Goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 21, 60, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbac58 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 21 60 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 23 59 20
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 #dbac58 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dbac58; }
.text { color: #dbac58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbac58; }

How goldenrod looks on light and dark

Goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dbac58 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.09:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.05:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbac58 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 #dbac58 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #dbac58 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #dbac58 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.