Dark goldenrod

#986a03

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

Dark goldenrod sits in the orange range, deep and vivid. 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 #986a03, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#986a03

RGB152, 106, 3

HSL41, 96%, 30%

HSV41, 98%, 60%

CMYK0%, 30%, 98%, 40%

Lab48.25, 10.84, 54.61

XYZ18.12, 16.99, 2.41

Decimal9988611

Web safe#996600

Pantone146 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#8c6103 #805903 #735002 #674802 #5b3f02 #4f3702 #432e01 #362601 #2a1d01 #1e1501

Tints of dark goldenrod

#b98104 #da9804 #faaf06 #fbb927 #fbc448 #fccf69 #fdd98a #fde4ab #feefcc #fff9ed

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#033198 Analogous#981f03 Analogous#7c9803 Triadic#03986a Triadic#6a0398 Split complementary#037c98 Split complementary#200398

Dark 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, 30, 98, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #986a03 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 30 98 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 32 94 46

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 #986a03 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #986a03; }
.text { color: #986a03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986a03; }

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 #986a03 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #986a03 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 #986a03 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 #986a03 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

Here is how the numbers for #986a03 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.