Dark goldenrod

#a38009

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

This is Dark goldenrod, a vivid yellow at 46 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 #a38009, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a38009

RGB163, 128, 9

HSL46, 90%, 34%

HSV46, 94%, 64%

CMYK0%, 21%, 94%, 36%

Lab55.32, 3.57, 59.14

XYZ22.87, 23.24, 3.54

Decimal10715145

Web safe#999900

Pantone1255 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#967508 #886b08 #7b6007 #6d5606 #604b05 #534105 #453604 #382c03 #2a2102 #1d1702

Tints of dark goldenrod

#c1980b #e0b00c #f2c11a #f4c938 #f6d156 #f7da75 #f9e293 #fbeab1 #fcf2d0 #fefaee

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#092ca3 Analogous#a33309 Analogous#79a309 Triadic#09a380 Triadic#8009a3 Split complementary#0979a3 Split complementary#3309a3

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, 21, 94, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a38009 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 21 94 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 23 90 42

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 #a38009 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a38009; }
.text { color: #a38009; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38009; }

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 #a38009 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a38009 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 #a38009 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 #a38009 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 #a38009 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.