Goldenrod

#caa921

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. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #caa921, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#caa921

RGB202, 169, 33

HSL48, 72%, 46%

HSV48, 84%, 79%

CMYK0%, 16%, 84%, 21%

Lab70.21, -0.6, 67.33

XYZ38.82, 41.04, 7.31

Decimal13281569

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone103 C

Shades of goldenrod

#b89a1e #a78c1b #957d18 #846e16 #726013 #615110 #4f420d #3d330a #2c2507 #1a1604

Tints of goldenrod

#dcb929 #e0c03f #e3c755 #e7cf6b #ead681 #eedd97 #f2e4ad #f5ecc3 #f9f3da #fcfaf0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#2142ca Analogous#ca5521 Analogous#96ca21 Triadic#21caa9 Triadic#a921ca Split complementary#2196ca Split complementary#5521ca

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 16, 84, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #caa921 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 16 84 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 19 81 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 #caa921 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #caa921; }
.text { color: #caa921; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa921; }

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 #caa921 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #caa921 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 #caa921 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 #caa921 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 #caa921 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.