Goldenrod

#f0be4e

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 41 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 #f0be4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f0be4e

RGB240, 190, 78

HSL41, 84%, 62%

HSV41, 68%, 94%

CMYK0%, 21%, 68%, 6%

Lab79.56, 6.59, 61.32

XYZ55.72, 55.9, 15.06

Decimal15777358

Web safe#ffcc66

Pantone142 C

Shades of goldenrod

#eeb434 #ecab19 #d69912 #bb8610 #a1730e #86600b #6c4d09 #513a07 #372705 #1c1402

Tints of goldenrod

#f1c45e #f3ca6e #f4d07e #f5d68e #f7db9e #f8e1ae #fae7be #fbedce #fcf3de #fef9ef

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#4e80f0 Analogous#f06d4e Analogous#d1f04e Triadic#4ef0be Triadic#be4ef0 Split complementary#4ed1f0 Split complementary#6d4ef0

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, 21, 68, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f0be4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 21 68 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 23 67 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 #f0be4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f0be4e; }
.text { color: #f0be4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0be4e; }

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 #f0be4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f0be4e 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 #f0be4e 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 #f0be4e 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 #f0be4e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.