Dark goldenrod

#a38937

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

Dark goldenrod is a deep yellow, serious at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #a38937, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a38937
RGB163, 137, 55
HSL46, 50%, 43%
HSV46, 66%, 64%
CMYK0%, 16%, 66%, 36%
Lab57.99, 0.31, 46.25
XYZ24.74, 25.95, 7.32
Decimal10717495
Web safe#999933
Pantone126 C
Pantone126 CHex#a38937Rgb163 137 55Cmyk0 16 66 36Lab58 0 46Darker#382f13Deep#6e5c25Lighter#c2aa60

Shades of dark goldenrod

Tints of dark goldenrod

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Dark goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 16, 66, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a38937 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 16 66 36
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 19 65 42
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 #a38937 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a38937; }
.text { color: #a38937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38937; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a38937 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.39:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.19:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a38937 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 #a38937 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #a38937 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark goldenrod, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #a38937 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.