Dark goldenrod

#aa8d40

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 44 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 #aa8d40, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aa8d40

RGB170, 141, 64

HSL44, 45%, 46%

HSV44, 62%, 67%

CMYK0%, 17%, 62%, 33%

Lab59.86, 1.82, 44.24

XYZ27.03, 27.97, 8.82

Decimal11177280

Web safe#999933

Pantone4505 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#9b813a #8c7435 #7e682f #6f5c2a #605024 #51431f #433719 #342b13 #251f0e #161208

Tints of dark goldenrod

#bb9c49 #c2a65c #c9b06f #d0ba82 #d7c594 #decfa7 #e5d9ba #ece3cd #f3eedf #faf8f2

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#405daa Analogous#aa5840 Analogous#92aa40 Triadic#40aa8d Triadic#8d40aa Split complementary#4092aa Split complementary#5840aa

Dark goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 17, 62, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aa8d40 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 17 62 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 20 61 39

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 #aa8d40 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aa8d40; }
.text { color: #aa8d40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8d40; }

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 #aa8d40 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aa8d40 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 #aa8d40 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 #aa8d40 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #aa8d40 are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.