Goldenrod

#ecbb2e

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

This is Goldenrod, a vivid yellow at 45 degrees. 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 #ecbb2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecbb2e

RGB236, 187, 46

HSL45, 83%, 55%

HSV45, 81%, 93%

CMYK0%, 21%, 81%, 7%

Lab78.21, 5.09, 71.78

XYZ52.86, 53.57, 10.14

Decimal15514414

Web safe#ffcc33

Pantone142 C

Shades of goldenrod

#eab417 #d4a313 #bd9111 #a67f0f #8f6e0d #785c0b #614a09 #4a3907 #332705 #1c1503

Tints of goldenrod

#eec141 #f0c855 #f1ce68 #f3d47b #f5da8e #f7e1a2 #f8e7b5 #faedc8 #fcf3db #fefaef

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#2e5fec Analogous#ec5c2e Analogous#beec2e Triadic#2eecbb Triadic#bb2eec Split complementary#2ebeec Split complementary#5c2eec

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, 21, 81, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecbb2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 21 81 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 23 79 13

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 #ecbb2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecbb2e; }
.text { color: #ecbb2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecbb2e; }

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 #ecbb2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecbb2e 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 #ecbb2e 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 #ecbb2e 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 #ecbb2e are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.