Goldenrod

#ecc146

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 #ecc146, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecc146

RGB236, 193, 70

HSL44, 81%, 60%

HSV44, 70%, 93%

CMYK0%, 18%, 70%, 7%

Lab79.85, 2.92, 64.8

XYZ54.77, 56.41, 13.8

Decimal15515974

Web safe#ffcc33

Pantone142 C

Shades of goldenrod

#e9b92d #e4af17 #cb9b15 #b28812 #997510 #80620d #674f0b #4e3c08 #352805 #1c1503

Tints of goldenrod

#eec757 #efcc68 #f1d279 #f3d88a #f5dd9a #f6e3ab #f8e9bc #faeecd #fcf4de #fdfaef

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#4671ec Analogous#ec6e46 Analogous#c4ec46 Triadic#46ecc1 Triadic#c146ec Split complementary#46c4ec Split complementary#6e46ec

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, 18, 70, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecc146 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 18 70 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 68 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 #ecc146 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecc146; }
.text { color: #ecc146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecc146; }

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 #ecc146 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecc146 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 #ecc146 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 #ecc146 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

Every value on this page for #ecc146 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.