Dark goldenrod

#9f8817

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

Dark goldenrod is a deep yellow, weighty at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #9f8817, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9f8817

RGB159, 136, 23

HSL50, 75%, 36%

HSV50, 86%, 62%

CMYK0%, 14%, 86%, 38%

Lab57.12, -2.42, 57.33

XYZ23.26, 25.04, 4.42

Decimal10455063

Web safe#999900

Pantone456 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#927d15 #857113 #776611 #6a5b0f #5d4f0d #50440c #42390a #352d08 #282206 #1b1704

Tints of dark goldenrod

#ba9f1b #d5b61f #e1c432 #e5cb4d #e9d368 #eddb83 #f1e39e #f5ebb9 #f9f3d4 #fdfaef

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#172e9f Analogous#9f4417 Analogous#729f17 Triadic#179f88 Triadic#88179f Split complementary#17729f Split complementary#44179f

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, 14, 86, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9f8817 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 86 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 83 44

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 #9f8817 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9f8817; }
.text { color: #9f8817; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8817; }

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 #9f8817 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9f8817 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 #9f8817 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 #9f8817 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 #9f8817 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.