Goldenrod

#eabc21

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

Goldenrod is a mid yellow, confident at this saturation. 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 #eabc21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#eabc21

RGB234, 188, 33

HSL46, 83%, 52%

HSV46, 86%, 92%

CMYK0%, 20%, 86%, 8%

Lab78.21, 3.36, 75.22

XYZ52.19, 53.57, 9.03

Decimal15383585

Web safe#ffcc33

Pantone110 C

Shades of goldenrod

#deb015 #c99f13 #b38e11 #9e7d0f #886c0d #725b0b #5d4a09 #473807 #322705 #1c1603

Tints of goldenrod

#ecc236 #eec84a #f0cf5f #f2d573 #f4db88 #f6e19c #f8e7b1 #faeec6 #fcf4da #fdfaef

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#214fea Analogous#ea5821 Analogous#b3ea21 Triadic#21eabc Triadic#bc21ea Split complementary#21b3ea Split complementary#5821ea

Goldenrod in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 20, 86, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #eabc21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 20 86 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 22 83 14

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 #eabc21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #eabc21; }
.text { color: #eabc21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eabc21; }

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 #eabc21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #eabc21 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 #eabc21 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 #eabc21 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 #eabc21 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.