Goldenrod

#ceb52a

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

This is Goldenrod, a strong yellow at 51 degrees. 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 #ceb52a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ceb52a

RGB206, 181, 42

HSL51, 66%, 49%

HSV51, 80%, 81%

CMYK0%, 12%, 80%, 19%

Lab73.76, -4.88, 67.97

XYZ42.4, 46.34, 8.9

Decimal13546794

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone103 C

Shades of goldenrod

#bca526 #aa9523 #98851f #86761b #746618 #625614 #504610 #3e360d #2b2609 #191605

Tints of goldenrod

#d7bf3a #dbc54e #dfcc62 #e3d376 #e7d98b #ebe09f #f0e6b3 #f4edc8 #f8f4dc #fcfaf0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#2a43ce Analogous#ce632a Analogous#95ce2a Triadic#2aceb5 Triadic#b52ace Split complementary#2a95ce Split complementary#632ace

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, 12, 80, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ceb52a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 12 80 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 15 78 25

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 #ceb52a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ceb52a; }
.text { color: #ceb52a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb52a; }

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 #ceb52a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ceb52a 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 #ceb52a 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 #ceb52a 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 #ceb52a is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.