Goldenrod

#dfbb3d

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

Goldenrod falls in the yellow band, mid and strong. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #dfbb3d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfbb3d

RGB223, 187, 61

HSL47, 72%, 56%

HSV47, 73%, 87%

CMYK0%, 16%, 73%, 13%

Lab77.02, 0.09, 65.07

XYZ49.04, 51.57, 11.78

Decimal14662461

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone110 C

Shades of goldenrod

#dbb327 #c8a321 #b3911d #9d801a #876e16 #715c13 #5c4b0f #46390c #302708 #1a1504

Tints of goldenrod

#e2c14f #e5c861 #e8ce73 #ebd484 #eeda96 #f1e1a8 #f4e7ba #f7edcc #faf3de #fcfaf0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#3d61df Analogous#df6a3d Analogous#b2df3d Triadic#3ddfbb Triadic#bb3ddf Split complementary#3db2df Split complementary#6a3ddf

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 16, 73, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfbb3d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 16 73 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 19 71 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 #dfbb3d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfbb3d; }
.text { color: #dfbb3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfbb3d; }

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 #dfbb3d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfbb3d 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 #dfbb3d 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 #dfbb3d 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 #dfbb3d is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.