Goldenrod

#eba601

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

Goldenrod is a mid orange with balanced 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 #eba601, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#eba601
RGB235, 166, 1
HSL42, 99%, 46%
HSV42, 100%, 92%
CMYK0%, 29%, 100%, 8%
Lab72.85, 14.93, 76.34
XYZ47.9, 44.94, 6.18
Decimal15443457
Web safe#ff9900
Pantone130 C
Pantone130 CHex#eba601Rgb235 166 1Cmyk0 29 100 8Lab73 15 76Darker#5d4200Deep#a47401Lighter#f4bf3f

Shades of goldenrod

Tints of goldenrod

Colors that go with goldenrod

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, 29, 100, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #eba601 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 29 100 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 31 96 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 #eba601 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #eba601; }
.text { color: #eba601; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eba601; }

How goldenrod looks on light and dark

Goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #eba601 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.10:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.99:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #eba601 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 #eba601 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #eba601 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #eba601 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.