Dark goldenrod

#a08536

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 yellow at 45 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #a08536, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a08536

RGB160, 133, 54

HSL45, 50%, 42%

HSV45, 66%, 63%

CMYK0%, 17%, 66%, 37%

Lab56.6, 1.11, 45.13

XYZ23.55, 24.51, 6.98

Decimal10519862

Web safe#999933

Pantone1255 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#927a31 #856e2d #776328 #695723 #5b4c1f #4e411a #403516 #322a11 #251e0c #171308

Tints of dark goldenrod

#b5963d #c2a44b #c9af60 #d0b975 #d7c48a #dece9e #e5d9b3 #ece3c8 #f3eedd #faf8f2

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#3651a0 Analogous#a05036 Analogous#86a036 Triadic#36a085 Triadic#8536a0 Split complementary#3686a0 Split complementary#5036a0

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, 17, 66, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a08536 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 17 66 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 20 65 43

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 #a08536 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a08536; }
.text { color: #a08536; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08536; }

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 #a08536 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a08536 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 #a08536 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 #a08536 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

Every value on this page for #a08536 is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.