Goldenrod

#f6c659

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 #f6c659, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f6c659

RGB246, 198, 89

HSL42, 90%, 66%

HSV42, 64%, 96%

CMYK0%, 20%, 64%, 4%

Lab82.22, 5.57, 59.57

XYZ60.0, 60.7, 18.01

Decimal16172633

Web safe#ffcc66

Pantone135 C

Shades of goldenrod

#f4bc3c #f3b21f #e7a40d #ca900b #ad7b09 #916708 #745206 #573e05 #3a2903 #1d1502

Tints of goldenrod

#f7cb68 #f8d077 #f8d586 #f9da95 #fae0a4 #fbe5b2 #fceac1 #fcefd0 #fdf4df #fef9ee

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#5989f6 Analogous#f67759 Analogous#d8f659 Triadic#59f6c6 Triadic#c659f6 Split complementary#59d8f6 Split complementary#7759f6

Goldenrod in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 20, 64, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f6c659 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 20 64 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 22 63 10

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 #f6c659 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f6c659; }
.text { color: #f6c659; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6c659; }

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 #f6c659 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f6c659 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 #f6c659 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 #f6c659 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 #f6c659 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.