Goldenrod

#f3bd35

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

Goldenrod sits in the orange range, mid and vivid. 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 #f3bd35, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f3bd35

RGB243, 189, 53

HSL43, 89%, 58%

HSV43, 78%, 95%

CMYK0%, 22%, 78%, 5%

Lab79.45, 7.26, 70.91

XYZ55.8, 55.71, 11.18

Decimal15973685

Web safe#ffcc33

Pantone142 C

Shades of goldenrod

#f2b51c #e5a80e #cc960c #b3830b #9a7109 #815f08 #684c06 #4f3a05 #362803 #1d1502

Tints of goldenrod

#f4c348 #f5c95a #f6cf6d #f7d57f #f8db92 #fae1a4 #fbe7b7 #fcedc9 #fdf3dc #fef9ee

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#356bf3 Analogous#f35e35 Analogous#caf335 Triadic#35f3bd Triadic#bd35f3 Split complementary#35caf3 Split complementary#5e35f3

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, 22, 78, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f3bd35 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 22 78 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 24 76 11

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 #f3bd35 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f3bd35; }
.text { color: #f3bd35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3bd35; }

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 #f3bd35 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f3bd35 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 #f3bd35 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 #f3bd35 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 #f3bd35 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.