Dark goldenrod

#916c16

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

This is Dark goldenrod, a strong orange at 42 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #916c16, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#916c16

RGB145, 108, 22

HSL42, 74%, 33%

HSV42, 85%, 57%

CMYK0%, 26%, 85%, 43%

Lab48.01, 6.82, 49.32

XYZ17.18, 16.8, 3.1

Decimal9530390

Web safe#996600

Pantone146 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#856314 #795a12 #6d5211 #62490f #56400d #4a370b #3e2e09 #322508 #261d06 #1b1404

Tints of dark goldenrod

#ad811a #c9961f #dfa82a #e3b446 #e7bf62 #eccb7f #f0d69b #f4e2b7 #f8edd3 #fdf9f0

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#163b91 Analogous#912e16 Analogous#789116 Triadic#16916c Triadic#6c1691 Split complementary#167891 Split complementary#2f1691

Dark goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 26, 85, 43.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #916c16 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 85 43

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 82 49

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark goldenrod in css

Copy #916c16 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #916c16; }
.text { color: #916c16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #916c16; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #916c16 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #916c16 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #916c16 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark goldenrod? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #916c16 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 dark goldenrod, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #916c16 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. 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.