Goldenrod

#eaaf4c

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

This is Goldenrod, a strong orange at 38 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. 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 #eaaf4c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#eaaf4c

RGB234, 175, 76

HSL38, 79%, 61%

HSV38, 68%, 92%

CMYK0%, 25%, 68%, 8%

Lab75.25, 11.83, 57.43

XYZ50.57, 48.67, 13.57

Decimal15380300

Web safe#ff9933

Pantone143 C

Shades of goldenrod

#e7a433 #e3981b #ca8818 #b17715 #986612 #7f550f #66450c #4d3409 #342306 #1b1203

Tints of goldenrod

#ecb65c #eebe6d #f0c57d #f2cc8d #f4d39e #f5dbae #f7e2be #f9e9ce #fbf1df #fdf8ef

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#4c87ea Analogous#ea604c Analogous#d6ea4c Triadic#4ceaaf Triadic#af4cea Split complementary#4cd6ea Split complementary#604cea

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, 68, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #eaaf4c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 25 68 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 27 67 14

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 #eaaf4c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #eaaf4c; }
.text { color: #eaaf4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaaf4c; }

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 #eaaf4c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #eaaf4c 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 #eaaf4c 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 #eaaf4c 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 #eaaf4c 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.