Goldenrod

#bfa20e

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

Goldenrod falls in the yellow band, deep and vivid. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #bfa20e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfa20e

RGB191, 162, 14

HSL50, 86%, 40%

HSV50, 93%, 75%

CMYK0%, 15%, 93%, 25%

Lab67.24, -2.17, 68.57

XYZ34.49, 36.95, 5.73

Decimal12558862

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone457 C

Shades of goldenrod

#af940d #9f860c #8e790a #7e6b09 #6e5d08 #5e4f07 #4d4206 #3d3404 #2d2603 #1d1802

Tints of goldenrod

#dab910 #eecb18 #f0d133 #f2d74e #f4dd69 #f6e383 #f8e99e #faefb9 #fcf5d4 #fefbee

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#0e2bbf Analogous#bf490e Analogous#84bf0e Triadic#0ebfa2 Triadic#a20ebf Split complementary#0e84bf Split complementary#490ebf

Goldenrod in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 93, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfa20e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 93 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 90 31

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #bfa20e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfa20e; }
.text { color: #bfa20e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa20e; }

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 #bfa20e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfa20e 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 #bfa20e 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 #bfa20e 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 #bfa20e 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.