Goldenrod

#efb145

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

Goldenrod is a mid orange with grounded warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #efb145, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#efb145

RGB239, 177, 69

HSL38, 84%, 60%

HSV38, 71%, 94%

CMYK0%, 26%, 71%, 6%

Lab76.21, 12.52, 61.61

XYZ52.39, 50.22, 12.56

Decimal15708485

Web safe#ff9933

Pantone143 C

Shades of goldenrod

#eda62b #e99b14 #cf8a12 #b57910 #9c680d #82570b #694609 #4f3507 #362405 #1c1302

Tints of goldenrod

#f0b856 #f2bf67 #f3c678 #f5cd89 #f6d59a #f8dcab #f9e3bc #fbeacd #fcf1de #fef8ef

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#4583ef Analogous#ef5c45 Analogous#d8ef45 Triadic#45efb1 Triadic#b145ef Split complementary#45d8ef Split complementary#5c45ef

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, 26, 71, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #efb145 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 71 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 69 12

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 #efb145 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #efb145; }
.text { color: #efb145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efb145; }

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 #efb145 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #efb145 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 #efb145 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 #efb145 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

The figures for #efb145 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.