Goldenrod

#dea500

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

Goldenrod is a deep yellow, rich at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #dea500, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dea500

RGB222, 165, 0

HSL45, 100%, 44%

HSV45, 100%, 87%

CMYK0%, 26%, 100%, 13%

Lab71.17, 9.81, 74.64

XYZ43.58, 42.44, 5.89

Decimal14591232

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone124 C

Shades of goldenrod

#cb9700 #b88900 #a57a00 #916c00 #7e5e00 #6b5000 #584100 #453300 #322500 #1f1700

Tints of goldenrod

#f9b900 #ffc315 #ffca30 #ffd14b #ffd866 #ffdf81 #ffe69c #ffedb7 #fff3d2 #fffaed

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#0039de Analogous#de3600 Analogous#a8de00 Triadic#00dea5 Triadic#a500de Split complementary#00a8de Split complementary#3600de

Goldenrod in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 26, 100, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dea500 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 100 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 96 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Goldenrod in css

Copy #dea500 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dea500; }
.text { color: #dea500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dea500; }

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 #dea500 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dea500 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 #dea500 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 #dea500 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 #dea500 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.