Goldenrod

#c0a32e

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

Goldenrod is a mid yellow, confident at this saturation. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #c0a32e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c0a32e

RGB192, 163, 46

HSL48, 61%, 47%

HSV48, 76%, 75%

CMYK0%, 15%, 76%, 25%

Lab67.72, -1.38, 60.65

XYZ35.33, 37.6, 7.98

Decimal12624686

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone117 C

Shades of goldenrod

#af952a #9f8726 #8e7822 #7d6a1e #6c5c1a #5c4e16 #4b4012 #3a310e #29230a #191506

Tints of goldenrod

#cfb138 #d4b94d #d9c161 #dec976 #e3d18a #e8d99f #ede1b3 #f2e9c8 #f7f1dc #fcf9f1

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#2e4bc0 Analogous#c05a2e Analogous#94c02e Triadic#2ec0a3 Triadic#a32ec0 Split complementary#2e94c0 Split complementary#5a2ec0

Goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 76, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c0a32e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 76 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 74 31

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 #c0a32e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c0a32e; }
.text { color: #c0a32e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0a32e; }

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 #c0a32e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c0a32e 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 #c0a32e 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 #c0a32e 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 #c0a32e are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.