Goldenrod

#dbbb49

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

This is Goldenrod, a strong yellow at 47 degrees. 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 #dbbb49, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dbbb49

RGB219, 187, 73

HSL47, 67%, 57%

HSV47, 67%, 86%

CMYK0%, 15%, 67%, 14%

Lab76.73, -1.01, 59.84

XYZ48.19, 51.08, 13.62

Decimal14400329

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone110 C

Shades of goldenrod

#d7b333 #c8a528 #b29323 #9c811f #876f1b #715d16 #5b4b12 #45390e #2f2709 #1a1505

Tints of goldenrod

#dec15a #e2c76a #e5ce7b #e8d48c #ecda9d #efe0ad #f2e7be #f5edcf #f9f3df #fcf9f0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#4969db Analogous#db7249 Analogous#b2db49 Triadic#49dbbb Triadic#bb49db Split complementary#49b2db Split complementary#7249db

Goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 67, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbbb49 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 67 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 66 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 #dbbb49 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dbbb49; }
.text { color: #dbbb49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbbb49; }

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 #dbbb49 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbbb49 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 #dbbb49 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 #dbbb49 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 #dbbb49 are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.