Goldenrod

#e2a652

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

Goldenrod is a mid orange with grounded 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 #e2a652, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e2a652

RGB226, 166, 82

HSL35, 71%, 60%

HSV35, 64%, 89%

CMYK0%, 27%, 64%, 11%

Lab72.26, 13.61, 51.15

XYZ46.52, 44.05, 14.03

Decimal14853714

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone157 C

Shades of goldenrod

#de9a3a #d88d24 #c17e20 #a96e1c #915f18 #794f14 #614010 #4a300c #322108 #1a1104

Tints of goldenrod

#e5ae62 #e7b672 #eabe81 #edc691 #efcfa1 #f2d7b1 #f5dfc0 #f7e7d0 #faefe0 #fcf7f0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#528ee2 Analogous#e25e52 Analogous#d6e252 Triadic#52e2a6 Triadic#a652e2 Split complementary#52d6e2 Split complementary#5e52e2

Goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 27, 64, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e2a652 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 27 64 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 29 63 17

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 #e2a652 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e2a652; }
.text { color: #e2a652; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2a652; }

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 #e2a652 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e2a652 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 #e2a652 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 #e2a652 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #e2a652 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.