Goldenrod

#ecb511

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

Goldenrod falls in the yellow band, mid and vivid. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #ecb511, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecb511

RGB236, 181, 17

HSL45, 87%, 50%

HSV45, 93%, 93%

CMYK0%, 23%, 93%, 7%

Lab76.63, 7.6, 77.15

XYZ51.22, 50.92, 7.66

Decimal15512849

Web safe#ffcc00

Pantone130 C

Shades of goldenrod

#d7a510 #c3950e #ae850d #99750b #84650a #705608 #5b4607 #463605 #312604 #1d1602

Tints of goldenrod

#efbd26 #f1c33c #f3ca52 #f4d169 #f6d87f #f7df95 #f9e6ab #fbecc2 #fcf3d8 #fefaee

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#1148ec Analogous#ec4711 Analogous#b6ec11 Triadic#11ecb5 Triadic#b511ec Split complementary#11b6ec Split complementary#4711ec

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, 23, 93, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecb511 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 23 93 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 25 90 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 #ecb511 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecb511; }
.text { color: #ecb511; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecb511; }

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 #ecb511 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecb511 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 #ecb511 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 #ecb511 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 #ecb511 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.