Goldenrod

#bc9b39

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for goldenrod, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Goldenrod, a soft yellow at 45 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #bc9b39, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc9b39

RGB188, 155, 57

HSL45, 53%, 48%

HSV45, 70%, 74%

CMYK0%, 18%, 70%, 26%

Lab65.3, 1.69, 53.81

XYZ33.2, 34.43, 8.77

Decimal12360505

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone117 C

Shades of goldenrod

#ac8d34 #9b802f #8b722a #7a6525 #6a5720 #594a1b #493c16 #382e11 #28210c #171307

Tints of goldenrod

#c7a747 #cdb05a #d3b96d #d8c280 #decb92 #e4d4a5 #eaddb8 #efe6cb #f5efde #fbf8f1

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#395abc Analogous#bc5939 Analogous#9bbc39 Triadic#39bc9b Triadic#9b39bc Split complementary#399bbc Split complementary#5a39bc

Goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 18, 70, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc9b39 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 18 70 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 68 32

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Goldenrod in css

Copy #bc9b39 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc9b39; }
.text { color: #bc9b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9b39; }

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 #bc9b39 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc9b39 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bc9b39 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bc9b39 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 #bc9b39 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. 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.