Dark goldenrod

#a88a5a

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

This is Dark goldenrod, a soft orange at 37 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #a88a5a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a88a5a

RGB168, 138, 90

HSL37, 31%, 51%

HSV37, 46%, 66%

CMYK0%, 18%, 46%, 34%

Lab59.2, 4.9, 29.91

XYZ27.08, 27.24, 13.5

Decimal11045466

Web safe#999966

Pantone4505 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#9a7e51 #8b7249 #7c6642 #6d593a #5e4d32 #50412a #413522 #32291a #231d12 #14100b

Tints of dark goldenrod

#b09569 #b8a079 #c0ab88 #c8b597 #d0c0a7 #d9cbb6 #e1d6c5 #e9e1d5 #f1ece4 #f9f7f3

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#5a78a8 Analogous#a8635a Analogous#9fa85a Triadic#5aa88a Triadic#8a5aa8 Split complementary#5a9fa8 Split complementary#635aa8

Dark goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 18, 46, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a88a5a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 18 46 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 46 40

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark goldenrod in css

Copy #a88a5a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a88a5a; }
.text { color: #a88a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88a5a; }

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 #a88a5a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a88a5a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a88a5a 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a88a5a 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 #a88a5a 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 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.