Goldenrod

#e09e00

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

Goldenrod sits in the orange range, deep and vivid. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. 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 #e09e00, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e09e00

RGB224, 158, 0

HSL42, 100%, 44%

HSV42, 100%, 88%

CMYK0%, 29%, 100%, 12%

Lab69.68, 14.41, 73.73

XYZ42.97, 40.3, 5.51

Decimal14720512

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone124 C

Shades of goldenrod

#cd9000 #b98300 #a67500 #936700 #7f5a00 #6c4c00 #593f00 #453100 #322300 #1f1600

Tints of goldenrod

#fbb100 #ffbb17 #ffc231 #ffca4c #ffd267 #ffda82 #ffe29d #ffeab8 #fff2d2 #fffaed

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#0042e0 Analogous#e02e00 Analogous#b2e000 Triadic#00e09e Triadic#9e00e0 Split complementary#00b2e0 Split complementary#2e00e0

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, 29, 100, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e09e00 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 29 100 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 31 96 18

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 #e09e00 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e09e00; }
.text { color: #e09e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e09e00; }

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 #e09e00 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e09e00 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 #e09e00 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 #e09e00 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 #e09e00 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.