Dark goldenrod

#a16d13

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 #a16d13, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a16d13

RGB161, 109, 19

HSL38, 79%, 35%

HSV38, 88%, 63%

CMYK0%, 32%, 88%, 37%

Lab50.17, 13.58, 52.82

XYZ20.28, 18.56, 3.13

Decimal10579219

Web safe#996600

Pantone146 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#946411 #865b10 #79520e #6c490d #5e400b #51370a #432e08 #362506 #291c05 #1b1303

Tints of dark goldenrod

#bd8016 #d9931a #e6a22c #e9ae48 #edba63 #f0c77f #f3d39b #f7dfb7 #faecd3 #fdf8ef

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#1347a1 Analogous#a12613 Analogous#8ea113 Triadic#13a16d Triadic#6d13a1 Split complementary#138ea1 Split complementary#2613a1

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, 32, 88, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a16d13 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 32 88 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 85 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark goldenrod in css

Copy #a16d13 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a16d13; }
.text { color: #a16d13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a16d13; }

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 #a16d13 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a16d13 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 #a16d13 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 #a16d13 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 #a16d13 are worked out. 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.