Goldenrod

#f2bf3c

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 vivid. 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 #f2bf3c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2bf3c

RGB242, 191, 60

HSL43, 87%, 59%

HSV43, 75%, 95%

CMYK0%, 21%, 75%, 5%

Lab79.88, 6.06, 68.84

XYZ56.06, 56.47, 12.22

Decimal15908668

Web safe#ffcc33

Pantone142 C

Shades of goldenrod

#f0b723 #e8ab0f #cf990e #b5860c #9c730a #826009 #694e07 #503b05 #362804 #1d1502

Tints of goldenrod

#f3c54e #f4cb60 #f6d171 #f7d683 #f8dc95 #f9e2a7 #fae8b9 #fceecb #fdf4dc #fefaee

Colors that go with goldenrod

Complementary#3c6ff2 Analogous#f2643c Analogous#caf23c Triadic#3cf2bf Triadic#bf3cf2 Split complementary#3ccaf2 Split complementary#643cf2

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, 21, 75, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2bf3c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 21 75 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 23 73 11

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 #f2bf3c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2bf3c; }
.text { color: #f2bf3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2bf3c; }

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 #f2bf3c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2bf3c 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 #f2bf3c 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 #f2bf3c 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 #f2bf3c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.