Goldenrod

#dca608

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

Goldenrod is a mid yellow, confident at this saturation. 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 #dca608, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dca608

RGB220, 166, 8

HSL45, 93%, 45%

HSV45, 96%, 86%

CMYK0%, 25%, 96%, 14%

Lab71.22, 8.48, 73.61

XYZ43.2, 42.51, 6.16

Decimal14460424

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone124 C

Shades of goldenrod

#c99807 #b68907 #a37b06 #906d05 #7d5e05 #6a5004 #574103 #443302 #312502 #1e1601

Tints of goldenrod

#f5b909 #f7c122 #f8c83b #f9cf55 #fad66e #fbdd88 #fce5a1 #fdecbb #fdf3d4 #fefaee

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#083edc Analogous#dc3c08 Analogous#a8dc08 Triadic#08dca6 Triadic#a608dc Split complementary#08a8dc Split complementary#3c08dc

Goldenrod in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 25, 96, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dca608 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 25 96 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 27 92 20

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Goldenrod in css

Copy #dca608 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dca608; }
.text { color: #dca608; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dca608; }

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 #dca608 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dca608 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 #dca608 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 #dca608 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 #dca608 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.