Goldenrod

#ddac4c

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

Goldenrod is a mid orange with balanced 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 #ddac4c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ddac4c

RGB221, 172, 76

HSL40, 68%, 58%

HSV40, 66%, 87%

CMYK0%, 22%, 66%, 13%

Lab73.15, 7.93, 54.77

XYZ45.88, 45.4, 13.18

Decimal14527564

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone143 C

Shades of goldenrod

#d9a236 #cd9527 #b68423 #a0741e #8a641a #735416 #5d4312 #46330d #302309 #1a1305

Tints of goldenrod

#e0b45c #e3bb6d #e6c37d #e9ca8e #edd29e #f0daae #f3e1bf #f6e9cf #f9f0e0 #fcf8f0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#4c7ddd Analogous#dd644c Analogous#c5dd4c Triadic#4cddac Triadic#ac4cdd Split complementary#4cc6dd Split complementary#634cdd

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 22, 66, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ddac4c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 22 66 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 24 65 19

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 #ddac4c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ddac4c; }
.text { color: #ddac4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddac4c; }

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 #ddac4c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ddac4c 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 #ddac4c 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 #ddac4c 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 #ddac4c is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.