Goldenrod

#f7bd30

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 #f7bd30, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f7bd30
RGB247, 189, 48
HSL43, 93%, 58%
HSV43, 81%, 97%
CMYK0%, 23%, 81%, 3%
Lab79.83, 8.8, 73.02
XYZ57.09, 56.38, 10.67
Decimal16235824
Web safe#ffcc33
Pantone142 C
Pantone142 CHex#f7bd30Rgb247 189 48Cmyk0 23 81 3Lab80 9 73Darker#936906Deep#d79b08Lighter#f3d07b

Shades of goldenrod

Tints of goldenrod

Colors that go with goldenrod

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, 23, 81, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f7bd30 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 23 81 3
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 25 79 9
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 #f7bd30 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f7bd30; }
.text { color: #f7bd30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7bd30; }

How goldenrod looks on light and dark

Goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f7bd30 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.71:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
12.28:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f7bd30 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 #f7bd30 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #f7bd30 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from goldenrod, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #f7bd30 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.