Dark goldenrod

#a16b0e

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 #a16b0e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a16b0e

RGB161, 107, 14

HSL38, 84%, 34%

HSV38, 91%, 63%

CMYK0%, 34%, 91%, 37%

Lab49.65, 14.61, 53.75

XYZ20.03, 18.12, 2.86

Decimal10578702

Web safe#996600

Pantone146 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#94620d #86590c #79510b #6c4809 #5f3f08 #513607 #442d06 #372405 #291c04 #1c1302

Tints of dark goldenrod

#be7e11 #db9213 #eca222 #eeae40 #f1ba5d #f3c77a #f6d397 #f8dfb4 #fbecd1 #fef8ef

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#0e44a1 Analogous#a1220e Analogous#8ea10e Triadic#0ea16b Triadic#6b0ea1 Split complementary#0e8da1 Split complementary#220ea1

Dark goldenrod in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 34, 91, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a16b0e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 34 91 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 35 88 43

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 #a16b0e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a16b0e; }
.text { color: #a16b0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a16b0e; }

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 #a16b0e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a16b0e 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 #a16b0e 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 #a16b0e 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 #a16b0e is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.