Dark goldenrod

#a38c21

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 strong. 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 #a38c21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a38c21

RGB163, 140, 33

HSL49, 66%, 38%

HSV49, 80%, 64%

CMYK0%, 14%, 80%, 36%

Lab58.65, -2.46, 55.78

XYZ24.76, 26.65, 5.28

Decimal10718241

Web safe#999933

Pantone118 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#95801e #87741b #7a6919 #6c5d16 #5e5113 #504510 #43390e #352d0b #272208 #191605

Tints of dark goldenrod

#bca126 #d4b62b #d9bf44 #dec75c #e3d075 #e8d88e #ede1a6 #f2e9bf #f7f1d8 #fcfaf0

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#2138a3 Analogous#a34b21 Analogous#79a321 Triadic#21a38c Triadic#8c21a3 Split complementary#2179a3 Split complementary#4b21a3

Dark goldenrod in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 80, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a38c21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 80 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 78 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 #a38c21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a38c21; }
.text { color: #a38c21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38c21; }

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 #a38c21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a38c21 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 #a38c21 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 #a38c21 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

Every value on this page for #a38c21 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.