Dark goldenrod

#a9902a

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 strong. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #a9902a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a9902a

RGB169, 144, 42

HSL48, 60%, 41%

HSV48, 75%, 66%

CMYK0%, 15%, 75%, 34%

Lab60.38, -1.55, 54.37

XYZ26.75, 28.55, 6.29

Decimal11112490

Web safe#999933

Pantone118 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#9b8426 #8c7723 #7e6b1f #6f5f1c #615218 #524614 #443a11 #352e0d #27210a #191506

Tints of dark goldenrod

#c0a330 #cfb23d #d4bb53 #dac46a #dfcd80 #e5d697 #ebdfad #f0e7c4 #f6f0da #fbf9f1

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#2a43a9 Analogous#a9512a Analogous#82a92a Triadic#2aa990 Triadic#902aa9 Split complementary#2a83a9 Split complementary#502aa9

Dark goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 75, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a9902a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 75 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 73 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark goldenrod in css

Copy #a9902a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a9902a; }
.text { color: #a9902a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9902a; }

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 #a9902a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a9902a 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 #a9902a 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 #a9902a 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 #a9902a is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.