Goldenrod

#de9b2e

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. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #de9b2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de9b2e

RGB222, 155, 46

HSL37, 73%, 53%

HSV37, 79%, 87%

CMYK0%, 30%, 79%, 13%

Lab68.87, 16.02, 62.87

XYZ42.34, 39.17, 7.91

Decimal14588718

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone138 C

Shades of goldenrod

#d38f21 #be811e #aa731b #956618 #815814 #6c4a11 #583c0e #432e0b #2f2007 #1a1204

Tints of goldenrod

#e1a441 #e4ae55 #e7b768 #eac07b #edc98f #f0d3a2 #f3dcb6 #f6e5c9 #faeedc #fdf8f0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#2e71de Analogous#de432e Analogous#c9de2e Triadic#2ede9b Triadic#9b2ede Split complementary#2ec9de Split complementary#432ede

Goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 30, 79, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de9b2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 30 79 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 32 77 19

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Goldenrod in css

Copy #de9b2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de9b2e; }
.text { color: #de9b2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de9b2e; }

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 #de9b2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de9b2e 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 #de9b2e 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 #de9b2e 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 #de9b2e is computed, not guessed. 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.