Goldenrod

#ca9f2d

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

Goldenrod is a mid orange with balanced warmth. 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 #ca9f2d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ca9f2d

RGB202, 159, 45

HSL44, 64%, 48%

HSV44, 78%, 79%

CMYK0%, 21%, 78%, 21%

Lab67.68, 5.14, 61.33

XYZ37.23, 37.54, 7.77

Decimal13279021

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone117 C

Shades of goldenrod

#b89129 #a78325 #957521 #83671d #725919 #604b15 #4e3d11 #3c300d #2b220a #191406

Tints of goldenrod

#d4aa3c #d8b350 #dcbc64 #e1c478 #e5cd8c #ead6a0 #eedeb4 #f3e7c8 #f7f0dc #fcf9f0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#2d58ca Analogous#ca512d Analogous#a7ca2d Triadic#2dca9f Triadic#9f2dca Split complementary#2da7ca Split complementary#512dca

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 21, 78, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca9f2d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 21 78 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 23 76 27

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 #ca9f2d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca9f2d; }
.text { color: #ca9f2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca9f2d; }

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 #ca9f2d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca9f2d 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 #ca9f2d 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 #ca9f2d 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 #ca9f2d 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.