Goldenrod

#ffbb0c

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 43 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 #ffbb0c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffbb0c

RGB255, 187, 12

HSL43, 100%, 52%

HSV43, 95%, 100%

CMYK0%, 27%, 95%, 0%

Lab80.08, 12.56, 81.19

XYZ59.08, 56.83, 8.2

Decimal16759564

Web safe#ffcc00

Pantone1235 C

Shades of goldenrod

#f3af00 #dc9e00 #c48d00 #ac7c00 #956b00 #7d5a00 #664900 #4e3800 #362700 #1f1600

Tints of goldenrod

#ffc123 #ffc839 #ffce50 #ffd466 #ffdb7d #ffe193 #ffe7aa #ffedc0 #fff4d7 #fffaed

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#0c50ff Analogous#ff420c Analogous#caff0c Triadic#0cffbb Triadic#bb0cff Split complementary#0cc9ff Split complementary#420cff

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, 27, 95, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffbb0c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 27 95 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 29 91 6

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 #ffbb0c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffbb0c; }
.text { color: #ffbb0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbb0c; }

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 #ffbb0c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffbb0c 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 #ffbb0c 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 #ffbb0c 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 #ffbb0c are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.