Goldenrod

#cfaf4e

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 #cfaf4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfaf4e

RGB207, 175, 78

HSL45, 57%, 56%

HSV45, 62%, 81%

CMYK0%, 15%, 62%, 19%

Lab72.55, 0.5, 52.8

XYZ42.44, 44.48, 13.56

Decimal13610830

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone103 C

Shades of goldenrod

#caa63a #b89732 #a4862d #907627 #7c6622 #68551c #544517 #403511 #2c240c #181407

Tints of goldenrod

#d3b65e #d8be6f #dcc57f #e1cc8f #e5d49f #eadbb0 #eee3c0 #f2ead0 #f7f1e1 #fbf9f1

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#4e6ecf Analogous#cf6e4e Analogous#afcf4e Triadic#4ecfaf Triadic#af4ecf Split complementary#4eafcf Split complementary#6e4ecf

Goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 62, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfaf4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 62 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 61 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 #cfaf4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfaf4e; }
.text { color: #cfaf4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfaf4e; }

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 #cfaf4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfaf4e 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 #cfaf4e 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 #cfaf4e 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

The figures for #cfaf4e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.