Goldenrod

#dcac29

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 44 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 #dcac29, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dcac29

RGB220, 172, 41

HSL44, 72%, 51%

HSV44, 81%, 86%

CMYK0%, 22%, 81%, 14%

Lab72.81, 5.92, 67.96

XYZ44.67, 44.88, 8.41

Decimal14461993

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone124 C

Shades of goldenrod

#cd9f21 #b98f1e #a5801b #917118 #7d6114 #6a5211 #56420e #42330b #2e2408 #1a1404

Tints of goldenrod

#dfb43d #e2bb51 #e6c365 #e9cb78 #ecd38c #efdaa0 #f3e2b4 #f6eac8 #f9f1dc #fcf9f0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#2959dc Analogous#dc5329 Analogous#b3dc29 Triadic#29dcac Triadic#ac29dc Split complementary#29b3dc Split complementary#5329dc

Goldenrod in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 22, 81, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dcac29 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 22 81 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 24 79 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 #dcac29 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dcac29; }
.text { color: #dcac29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcac29; }

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 #dcac29 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dcac29 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 #dcac29 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 #dcac29 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 #dcac29 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.