Dark goldenrod

#a49150

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

Dark goldenrod is a mid yellow, balanced at this saturation. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #a49150, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a49150

RGB164, 145, 80

HSL46, 34%, 48%

HSV46, 51%, 64%

CMYK0%, 12%, 51%, 36%

Lab60.54, -1.69, 36.83

XYZ26.88, 28.72, 11.72

Decimal10785104

Web safe#999966

Pantone4505 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#968449 #877842 #796b3b #6b5e34 #5c522d #4e4526 #40381f #312c18 #231f11 #15120a

Tints of dark goldenrod

#b09d5d #b8a76e #c0b17e #c8bb8f #d0c5a0 #d9cfb0 #e1dac1 #e9e4d2 #f1eee2 #f9f8f3

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#5063a4 Analogous#a46750 Analogous#8da450 Triadic#50a491 Triadic#9150a4 Split complementary#508da4 Split complementary#6750a4

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, 12, 51, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a49150 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 12 51 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 15 51 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 #a49150 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a49150; }
.text { color: #a49150; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49150; }

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 #a49150 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a49150 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 #a49150 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 #a49150 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 #a49150 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.