Goldenrod

#fbc142

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 #fbc142, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fbc142

RGB251, 193, 66

HSL41, 96%, 62%

HSV41, 74%, 98%

CMYK0%, 23%, 74%, 2%

Lab81.31, 9.07, 68.31

XYZ59.84, 59.04, 13.4

Decimal16499010

Web safe#ffcc33

Pantone136 C

Shades of goldenrod

#fab826 #faaf0a #e29d05 #c68904 #aa7604 #8e6303 #724f02 #563c02 #3a2801 #1e1501

Tints of goldenrod

#fbc753 #fccc64 #fcd275 #fcd887 #fddd98 #fde3a9 #fee8ba #feeecb #fef4dc #fff9ee

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#427cfb Analogous#fb6442 Analogous#d9fb42 Triadic#42fbc1 Triadic#c142fb Split complementary#42d9fb Split complementary#6542fb

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, 23, 74, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fbc142 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 23 74 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 25 72 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 #fbc142 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fbc142; }
.text { color: #fbc142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbc142; }

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 #fbc142 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fbc142 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 #fbc142 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 #fbc142 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 #fbc142 are worked out. 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.