Goldenrod

#de9e41

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

Goldenrod sits in the orange range, mid and strong. 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 #de9e41, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de9e41

RGB222, 158, 65

HSL36, 70%, 56%

HSV36, 71%, 87%

CMYK0%, 29%, 71%, 13%

Lab69.73, 15.22, 56.06

XYZ43.31, 40.36, 10.51

Decimal14589505

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone157 C

Shades of goldenrod

#da932b #c98523 #b3771f #9d681b #875a17 #714b14 #5c3d10 #462e0c #302008 #1a1105

Tints of goldenrod

#e1a752 #e4b064 #e7b975 #eac287 #edcb98 #f0d4aa #f3dcbb #f6e5cd #f9eede #fcf7f0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#4181de Analogous#de5041 Analogous#d0de41 Triadic#41de9e Triadic#9e41de Split complementary#41cfde Split complementary#5041de

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 29, 71, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de9e41 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 29 71 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 31 69 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 #de9e41 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de9e41; }
.text { color: #de9e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de9e41; }

How goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #de9e41 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de9e41 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 #de9e41 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 #de9e41 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 #de9e41 are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.