Goldenrod

#faba21

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. 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 #faba21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#faba21

RGB250, 186, 33

HSL42, 96%, 55%

HSV42, 87%, 98%

CMYK0%, 26%, 87%, 2%

Lab79.36, 11.26, 76.83

XYZ57.26, 55.55, 9.14

Decimal16431649

Web safe#ffcc33

Pantone1235 C

Shades of goldenrod

#f9b208 #e3a205 #cb9005 #b27f04 #996d03 #815c03 #684a02 #4f3802 #372701 #1e1501

Tints of goldenrod

#fac035 #fbc74a #fbcd5e #fcd373 #fcda87 #fde09c #fde7b0 #feedc5 #fef3d9 #fffaee

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#2161fa Analogous#fa4e21 Analogous#cefa21 Triadic#21faba Triadic#ba21fa Split complementary#21cdfa Split complementary#4e21fa

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, 26, 87, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #faba21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 87 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 84 8

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 #faba21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #faba21; }
.text { color: #faba21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faba21; }

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 #faba21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #faba21 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 #faba21 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 #faba21 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 #faba21 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.