Dark goldenrod

#a38d4f

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

Dark goldenrod sits in the orange range, mid and soft. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #a38d4f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a38d4f

RGB163, 141, 79

HSL44, 35%, 47%

HSV44, 52%, 64%

CMYK0%, 13%, 52%, 36%

Lab59.34, -0.01, 35.88

XYZ26.04, 27.4, 11.31

Decimal10718543

Web safe#999966

Pantone4505 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#958148 #877441 #78683a #6a5c33 #5c4f2c #4e4326 #3f371f #312a18 #231e11 #15120a

Tints of dark goldenrod

#b09a5b #b8a46c #c0ae7d #c8b98e #d0c39f #d9ceb0 #e1d8c0 #e9e3d1 #f1ede2 #f9f8f3

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#4f65a3 Analogous#a3634f Analogous#8fa34f Triadic#4fa38d Triadic#8d4fa3 Split complementary#4f8fa3 Split complementary#634fa3

Dark goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 52, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a38d4f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 52 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 52 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 #a38d4f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a38d4f; }
.text { color: #a38d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38d4f; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a38d4f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a38d4f 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 #a38d4f 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 #a38d4f 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 #a38d4f 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 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.