Goldenrod

#e4b23a

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

Goldenrod sits in the orange range, mid and strong. 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 #e4b23a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4b23a

RGB228, 178, 58

HSL42, 76%, 56%

HSV42, 75%, 89%

CMYK0%, 22%, 75%, 11%

Lab75.23, 6.82, 64.63

XYZ48.68, 48.64, 10.83

Decimal14987834

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone143 C

Shades of goldenrod

#e1a924 #cf9a1c #b88919 #a27916 #8b6813 #755710 #5e460d #48360a #312507 #1b1404

Tints of goldenrod

#e6b94c #e9c05e #ebc770 #eece83 #f0d595 #f3dda7 #f5e4b9 #f8ebcb #faf2dd #fdf9ef

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#3a6ce4 Analogous#e45d3a Analogous#c1e43a Triadic#3ae4b2 Triadic#b23ae4 Split complementary#3ac1e4 Split complementary#5d3ae4

Goldenrod in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 22, 75, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4b23a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 22 75 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 24 73 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 #e4b23a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4b23a; }
.text { color: #e4b23a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4b23a; }

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 #e4b23a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4b23a 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 #e4b23a 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 #e4b23a 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 #e4b23a is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.