Goldenrod

#d7ae4e

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

This is Goldenrod, a strong orange at 42 degrees. 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 #d7ae4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d7ae4e

RGB215, 174, 78

HSL42, 63%, 57%

HSV42, 64%, 84%

CMYK0%, 19%, 64%, 16%

Lab73.07, 4.44, 53.6

XYZ44.54, 45.27, 13.6

Decimal14134862

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone124 C

Shades of goldenrod

#d2a439 #c4972c #af8627 #997623 #84651e #6f5519 #594514 #44340f #2e240a #191306

Tints of goldenrod

#dbb55e #debd6e #e2c47f #e6cc8f #e9d39f #eddbaf #f1e2c0 #f4e9d0 #f8f1e0 #fcf8f0

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#4e77d7 Analogous#d7694e Analogous#bcd74e Triadic#4ed7ae Triadic#ae4ed7 Split complementary#4ebbd7 Split complementary#6a4ed7

Goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 19, 64, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d7ae4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 19 64 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 63 22

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 #d7ae4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d7ae4e; }
.text { color: #d7ae4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7ae4e; }

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 #d7ae4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d7ae4e 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 #d7ae4e 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 #d7ae4e 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 #d7ae4e are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.