Dark goldenrod

#996d06

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 serious 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 #996d06, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#996d06

RGB153, 109, 6

HSL42, 92%, 31%

HSV42, 96%, 60%

CMYK0%, 29%, 96%, 40%

Lab49.16, 9.63, 54.67

XYZ18.64, 17.72, 2.61

Decimal10054918

Web safe#996600

Pantone146 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#8d6406 #805b05 #745305 #684a04 #5b4104 #4f3803 #432f03 #362702 #2a1e02 #1d1501

Tints of dark goldenrod

#b98407 #d99b09 #f6b00d #f7bb2d #f8c54e #f9cf6e #fbda8e #fce4ae #fdefce #fef9ee

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#063299 Analogous#992306 Analogous#7c9906 Triadic#06996d Triadic#6d0699 Split complementary#067c99 Split complementary#230699

Dark 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, 29, 96, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #996d06 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 29 96 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 31 92 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark goldenrod in css

Copy #996d06 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #996d06; }
.text { color: #996d06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996d06; }

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 #996d06 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #996d06 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #996d06 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #996d06 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 #996d06 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.