Goldenrod

#e5aa2d

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

Goldenrod sits in the orange range, mid and strong. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #e5aa2d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e5aa2d

RGB229, 170, 45

HSL41, 78%, 54%

HSV41, 80%, 90%

CMYK0%, 26%, 80%, 10%

Lab73.28, 11.0, 67.47

XYZ47.16, 45.6, 8.8

Decimal15051309

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone143 C

Shades of goldenrod

#dea01c #c89019 #b38116 #9d7113 #886111 #72520e #5c420b #473309 #312306 #1b1403

Tints of goldenrod

#e7b240 #eaba54 #ecc267 #efc97b #f1d18e #f3d9a1 #f6e1b5 #f8e9c8 #fbf1dc #fdf9ef

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#2d68e5 Analogous#e54e2d Analogous#c4e52d Triadic#2de5aa Triadic#aa2de5 Split complementary#2dc4e5 Split complementary#4e2de5

Goldenrod in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 26, 80, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e5aa2d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 80 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 78 16

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 #e5aa2d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e5aa2d; }
.text { color: #e5aa2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5aa2d; }

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 #e5aa2d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e5aa2d 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 #e5aa2d 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 #e5aa2d 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 #e5aa2d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.