Goldenrod

#dc9c39

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

This is Goldenrod, a strong orange at 36 degrees. 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 #dc9c39, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc9c39

RGB220, 156, 57

HSL36, 70%, 54%

HSV36, 74%, 86%

CMYK0%, 29%, 74%, 14%

Lab68.96, 15.06, 58.61

XYZ42.14, 39.29, 9.23

Decimal14457913

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone138 C

Shades of goldenrod

#d69126 #c28322 #ad751f #98671b #835817 #6e4a13 #593c10 #442e0c #2f2008 #1a1205

Tints of goldenrod

#dfa54b #e2ae5e #e6b770 #e9c182 #ecca94 #efd3a7 #f3dcb9 #f6e5cb #f9eede #fcf7f0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#3979dc Analogous#dc4b39 Analogous#cadc39 Triadic#39dc9c Triadic#9c39dc Split complementary#39cadc Split complementary#4a39dc

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 29, 74, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc9c39 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 29 74 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 31 72 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Goldenrod in css

Copy #dc9c39 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc9c39; }
.text { color: #dc9c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc9c39; }

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 #dc9c39 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc9c39 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 #dc9c39 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 #dc9c39 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

The figures for #dc9c39 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.