Dark goldenrod

#9f8a56

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

This is Dark goldenrod, a soft orange at 43 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #9f8a56, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9f8a56
RGB159, 138, 86
HSL43, 30%, 48%
HSV43, 46%, 62%
CMYK0%, 13%, 46%, 38%
Lab58.25, 0.62, 30.69
XYZ25.07, 26.22, 12.54
Decimal10455638
Web safe#999966
Pantone4505 C
Pantone4505 CHex#9f8a56Rgb159 138 86Cmyk0 13 46 38Lab58 1 31Darker#423a24Deep#71623dLighter#b8a984

Shades of dark goldenrod

Tints of dark goldenrod

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Dark goldenrod in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 46, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9f8a56 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 13 46 38
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 16 46 44
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 #9f8a56 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9f8a56; }
.text { color: #9f8a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8a56; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9f8a56 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.36:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.24:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9f8a56 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 #9f8a56 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #9f8a56 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark goldenrod, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #9f8a56 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.