Goldenrod

#e0af21

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. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #e0af21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e0af21

RGB224, 175, 33

HSL45, 75%, 50%

HSV45, 85%, 88%

CMYK0%, 22%, 85%, 12%

Lab73.94, 5.85, 71.33

XYZ46.34, 46.62, 7.99

Decimal14724897

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone124 C

Shades of goldenrod

#cea01d #ba911a #a68117 #927214 #7e6212 #6a530f #56430c #433409 #2f2407 #1b1504

Tints of goldenrod

#e3b636 #e6be4a #e9c55f #eccd74 #eed488 #f1dc9d #f4e3b1 #f7eac6 #faf2db #fdf9ef

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#2152e0 Analogous#e05021 Analogous#b2e021 Triadic#21e0af Triadic#af21e0 Split complementary#21b2e0 Split complementary#4f21e0

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, 22, 85, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e0af21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 22 85 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 24 82 18

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 #e0af21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e0af21; }
.text { color: #e0af21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0af21; }

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 #e0af21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e0af21 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 #e0af21 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 #e0af21 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 #e0af21 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.