Dark goldenrod

#a17c0c

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

Dark goldenrod falls in the yellow band, deep and vivid. 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 #a17c0c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a17c0c

RGB161, 124, 12

HSL45, 86%, 34%

HSV45, 93%, 63%

CMYK0%, 23%, 93%, 37%

Lab54.05, 4.94, 57.55

XYZ21.97, 22.02, 3.44

Decimal10583052

Web safe#996600

Pantone132 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#94720b #86680a #795d09 #6c5308 #5f4907 #513f06 #443505 #372a04 #2a2003 #1c1602

Tints of dark goldenrod

#bf930e #dcaa10 #eebb1e #f0c43c #f3cd5a #f5d678 #f7df95 #f9e8b3 #fcf1d1 #fefaee

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#0c31a1 Analogous#a1320c Analogous#7ca10c Triadic#0ca17c Triadic#7c0ca1 Split complementary#0c7ca1 Split complementary#310ca1

Dark goldenrod in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 23, 93, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a17c0c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 23 93 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 25 90 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 #a17c0c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a17c0c; }
.text { color: #a17c0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17c0c; }

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 #a17c0c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a17c0c 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 #a17c0c 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 #a17c0c 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

The figures for #a17c0c 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 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.