Dark goldenrod

#a9923d

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, mid and soft. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #a9923d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a9923d
RGB169, 146, 61
HSL47, 47%, 45%
HSV47, 64%, 66%
CMYK0%, 14%, 64%, 34%
Lab61.07, -1.57, 46.98
XYZ27.48, 29.33, 8.63
Decimal11113021
Web safe#999933
Pantone4505 C
Pantone4505 CHex#a9923dRgb169 146 61Cmyk0 14 64 34Lab61 -2 47Darker#403717Deep#75652aLighter#c3b06b

Shades of dark goldenrod

Tints of dark goldenrod

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Dark goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 64, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a9923d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 14 64 34
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 17 63 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 #a9923d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a9923d; }
.text { color: #a9923d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9923d; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a9923d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.06:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.87:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a9923d 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 #a9923d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #a9923d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark goldenrod, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #a9923d is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.