Dark goldenrod

#a48101

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. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #a48101, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a48101
RGB164, 129, 1
HSL47, 99%, 32%
HSV47, 99%, 64%
CMYK0%, 21%, 99%, 36%
Lab55.68, 3.36, 60.84
XYZ23.17, 23.6, 3.36
Decimal10780929
Web safe#999900
Pantone126 C
Pantone126 CHex#a48101Rgb164 129 1Cmyk0 21 99 36Lab56 3 61Darker#3d3000Deep#655001Lighter#dfb20d

Shades of dark goldenrod

Tints of dark goldenrod

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

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, 99, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a48101 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 21 99 36
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 23 95 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 #a48101 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a48101; }
.text { color: #a48101; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48101; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a48101 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.67:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.72:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a48101 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 #a48101 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 #a48101 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #a48101 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.