Dark goldenrod

#a49240

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, confident 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 #a49240, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a49240

RGB164, 146, 64

HSL49, 44%, 45%

HSV49, 61%, 64%

CMYK0%, 11%, 61%, 36%

Lab60.62, -3.57, 44.94

XYZ26.51, 28.82, 9.02

Decimal10785344

Web safe#999933

Pantone4505 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#96853a #887935 #796c2f #6b5f2a #5d5324 #4f461f #413a19 #322d14 #24200e #161409

Tints of dark goldenrod

#b7a347 #bfad5a #c6b66d #cec080 #d5c993 #dcd3a6 #e4dcb9 #ebe6cc #f3efdf #faf9f2

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#4052a4 Analogous#a46040 Analogous#84a440 Triadic#40a492 Triadic#9240a4 Split complementary#4084a4 Split complementary#6040a4

Dark goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 11, 61, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a49240 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 61 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 60 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 #a49240 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a49240; }
.text { color: #a49240; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49240; }

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 #a49240 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a49240 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 #a49240 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 #a49240 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

Here is how the numbers for #a49240 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.