Dark goldenrod

#a87b0a

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

Dark goldenrod is a deep orange with rich warmth. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #a87b0a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a87b0a

RGB168, 123, 10

HSL43, 89%, 35%

HSV43, 94%, 66%

CMYK0%, 27%, 94%, 34%

Lab54.57, 8.7, 58.65

XYZ23.29, 22.51, 3.41

Decimal11041546

Web safe#996600

Pantone1255 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#9a7109 #8c6708 #7e5c08 #705207 #624806 #553e05 #473404 #392a03 #2b1f03 #1d1502

Tints of dark goldenrod

#c6910c #e3a60e #f2b61f #f3bf3c #f5c95a #f7d378 #f9dc95 #fae6b3 #fcf0d1 #fef9ee

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#0a37a8 Analogous#a82c0a Analogous#86a80a Triadic#0aa87b Triadic#7b0aa8 Split complementary#0a86a8 Split complementary#2c0aa8

Dark goldenrod in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 27, 94, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a87b0a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 27 94 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 29 90 40

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 #a87b0a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a87b0a; }
.text { color: #a87b0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a87b0a; }

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 #a87b0a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a87b0a 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 #a87b0a 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 #a87b0a 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 #a87b0a is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.