Dark goldenrod

#956b21

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

Dark goldenrod is a deep orange with weighty warmth. 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 #956b21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#956b21

RGB149, 107, 33

HSL38, 64%, 36%

HSV38, 78%, 58%

CMYK0%, 28%, 78%, 42%

Lab48.28, 9.68, 45.59

XYZ17.93, 17.01, 3.78

Decimal9792289

Web safe#996633

Pantone146 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#89621e #7c591c #705019 #634716 #573e13 #4b3611 #3e2d0e #32240b #251b08 #191206

Tints of dark goldenrod

#ae7d27 #c88f2c #d49e3f #daab58 #e0b871 #e5c58b #ebd1a4 #f1debe #f6ebd7 #fcf8f0

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#214b95 Analogous#953121 Analogous#859521 Triadic#21956b Triadic#6b2195 Split complementary#218595 Split complementary#312195

Dark goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 28, 78, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #956b21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 28 78 42

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 30 76 48

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #956b21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #956b21; }
.text { color: #956b21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956b21; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #956b21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #956b21 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 #956b21 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 #956b21 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #956b21 are worked out. 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.