Dark goldenrod

#a17b36

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 39 degrees. 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 #a17b36, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a17b36

RGB161, 123, 54

HSL39, 50%, 42%

HSV39, 66%, 63%

CMYK0%, 24%, 66%, 37%

Lab54.04, 7.18, 42.37

XYZ22.45, 22.01, 6.56

Decimal10582838

Web safe#996633

Pantone1255 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#937031 #85662d #785b28 #6a5123 #5c461f #4e3c1a #403116 #332711 #251c0c #171208

Tints of dark goldenrod

#b68b3d #c3984c #caa460 #d1b075 #d8bc8a #dfc89f #e6d4b3 #ede0c8 #f4ecdd #fbf7f2

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#365ca1 Analogous#a14636 Analogous#91a136 Triadic#36a17b Triadic#7b36a1 Split complementary#3691a1 Split complementary#4636a1

Dark goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 24, 66, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a17b36 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 24 66 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 26 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 #a17b36 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a17b36; }
.text { color: #a17b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17b36; }

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 #a17b36 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a17b36 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 #a17b36 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 #a17b36 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 #a17b36 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.