Goldenrod

#ecb356

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

This is Goldenrod, a vivid orange at 37 degrees. 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 #ecb356, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecb356

RGB236, 179, 86

HSL37, 80%, 63%

HSV37, 64%, 93%

CMYK0%, 24%, 64%, 7%

Lab76.52, 11.15, 54.34

XYZ52.39, 50.74, 15.84

Decimal15512406

Web safe#ffcc66

Pantone1365 C

Shades of goldenrod

#e9a73c #e69b22 #d38c18 #b97a15 #9e6912 #84580f #6a460c #503509 #362406 #1c1203

Tints of goldenrod

#eeba65 #efc175 #f1c884 #f3cf93 #f5d5a2 #f6dcb2 #f8e3c1 #faead0 #fbf1e0 #fdf8ef

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#568fec Analogous#ec6856 Analogous#daec56 Triadic#56ecb3 Triadic#b356ec Split complementary#56daec Split complementary#6856ec

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, 24, 64, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecb356 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 24 64 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 26 63 13

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Goldenrod in css

Copy #ecb356 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecb356; }
.text { color: #ecb356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecb356; }

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 #ecb356 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecb356 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ecb356 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ecb356 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 #ecb356 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.