Dark goldenrod

#a4903a

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 soft. 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 #a4903a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a4903a

RGB164, 144, 58

HSL49, 48%, 44%

HSV49, 65%, 64%

CMYK0%, 12%, 65%, 36%

Lab60.02, -2.9, 47.08

XYZ26.05, 28.14, 8.06

Decimal10784826

Web safe#999933

Pantone4505 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#968435 #887730 #7a6b2b #6b5e26 #5d5221 #4f461c #413917 #332d12 #25200d #171408

Tints of dark goldenrod

#b8a241 #c2ad52 #c9b666 #d0c07a #d7c98e #ded3a2 #e5dcb6 #ece6ca #f3efde #faf9f2

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#3a4ea4 Analogous#a45b3a Analogous#83a43a Triadic#3aa490 Triadic#903aa4 Split complementary#3a83a4 Split complementary#5b3aa4

Dark goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 12, 65, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a4903a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 12 65 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 15 64 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 #a4903a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a4903a; }
.text { color: #a4903a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4903a; }

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 #a4903a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a4903a 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 #a4903a 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 #a4903a 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 #a4903a is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.