Goldenrod

#c6a930

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

Goldenrod falls in the yellow band, mid and strong. 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 #c6a930, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c6a930

RGB198, 169, 48

HSL48, 61%, 48%

HSV48, 76%, 78%

CMYK0%, 15%, 76%, 22%

Lab69.89, -1.85, 62.18

XYZ38.01, 40.6, 8.63

Decimal13019440

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone103 C

Shades of goldenrod

#b59a2c #a38b28 #927d23 #816e1f #6f5f1b #5e5017 #4d4113 #3b330e #2a240a #191506

Tints of goldenrod

#d0b43e #d5bc52 #dac366 #dfcb7a #e4d38e #e8dba1 #ede2b5 #f2eac9 #f7f2dd #fcf9f1

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#304dc6 Analogous#c65e30 Analogous#98c630 Triadic#30c6a9 Triadic#a930c6 Split complementary#3098c6 Split complementary#5e30c6

Goldenrod in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 76, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c6a930 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 76 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 74 28

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 #c6a930 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c6a930; }
.text { color: #c6a930; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a930; }

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 #c6a930 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c6a930 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 #c6a930 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 #c6a930 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

Every value on this page for #c6a930 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.