Goldenrod

#e4ac00

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

Goldenrod is a mid yellow, confident at this saturation. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #e4ac00, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4ac00

RGB228, 172, 0

HSL45, 100%, 45%

HSV45, 100%, 89%

CMYK0%, 25%, 100%, 11%

Lab73.54, 8.71, 76.57

XYZ46.75, 46.0, 6.41

Decimal14986240

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone124 C

Shades of goldenrod

#d09d00 #bd8e00 #a97f00 #957000 #816200 #6e5300 #5a4400 #463500 #322600 #1f1700

Tints of goldenrod

#fec000 #ffc71a #ffcd34 #ffd44f #ffda69 #ffe183 #ffe79e #ffeeb8 #fff4d3 #fffbed

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#0038e4 Analogous#e43a00 Analogous#aae400 Triadic#00e4ac Triadic#ac00e4 Split complementary#00aae4 Split complementary#3a00e4

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, 25, 100, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4ac00 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 25 100 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 27 96 17

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 #e4ac00 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4ac00; }
.text { color: #e4ac00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4ac00; }

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 #e4ac00 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4ac00 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 #e4ac00 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 #e4ac00 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 #e4ac00 is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.