Goldenrod

#ecbb12

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

This is Goldenrod, a vivid yellow at 47 degrees. 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 #ecbb12, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecbb12

RGB236, 187, 18

HSL47, 86%, 50%

HSV47, 92%, 93%

CMYK0%, 21%, 92%, 7%

Lab78.12, 4.48, 78.1

XYZ52.47, 53.42, 8.12

Decimal15514386

Web safe#ffcc00

Pantone123 C

Shades of goldenrod

#d7ab10 #c29a0f #ae8a0d #99790c #84690a #6f5809 #5b4807 #463705 #312704 #1c1702

Tints of goldenrod

#efc227 #f0c83d #f2ce54 #f4d56a #f5db80 #f7e196 #f9e7ac #faeec2 #fcf4d8 #fefaee

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#1243ec Analogous#ec4e12 Analogous#b0ec12 Triadic#12ecbb Triadic#bb12ec Split complementary#12b0ec Split complementary#4e12ec

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, 21, 92, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecbb12 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 21 92 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 23 89 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Goldenrod in css

Copy #ecbb12 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecbb12; }
.text { color: #ecbb12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecbb12; }

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 #ecbb12 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecbb12 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 #ecbb12 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 #ecbb12 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 #ecbb12 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.