Goldenrod

#e4b45f

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 #e4b45f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4b45f

RGB228, 180, 95

HSL38, 71%, 63%

HSV38, 58%, 89%

CMYK0%, 21%, 58%, 11%

Lab76.05, 7.9, 49.31

XYZ50.38, 49.96, 17.81

Decimal14988383

Web safe#cccc66

Pantone1365 C

Shades of goldenrod

#e0a846 #dc9d2d #c98d22 #b07b1e #976a1a #7e5815 #654711 #4c350d #332409 #1a1204

Tints of goldenrod

#e6bb6d #e9c27c #ebc88a #eecf99 #f0d6a7 #f3ddb6 #f5e3c4 #f8ead3 #faf1e1 #fcf8f0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#5f8fe4 Analogous#e4725f Analogous#d2e45f Triadic#5fe4b4 Triadic#b45fe4 Split complementary#5fd2e4 Split complementary#715fe4

Goldenrod in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 21, 58, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4b45f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 21 58 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 23 57 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 #e4b45f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4b45f; }
.text { color: #e4b45f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4b45f; }

How goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e4b45f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4b45f 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 #e4b45f 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 #e4b45f 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 #e4b45f is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.