Dark goldenrod

#ab7521

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

This is Dark goldenrod, a strong orange at 37 degrees. 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 #ab7521, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab7521

RGB171, 117, 33

HSL37, 68%, 40%

HSV37, 81%, 67%

CMYK0%, 32%, 81%, 33%

Lab53.48, 14.02, 51.42

XYZ23.43, 21.49, 4.35

Decimal11236641

Web safe#996633

Pantone139 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#9c6b1e #8e611b #7f5719 #714d16 #624313 #543910 #452f0d #37250b #281b08 #1a1205

Tints of dark goldenrod

#c38626 #d7952f #dba147 #e0ae5f #e5ba77 #e9c68f #eed3a8 #f3dfc0 #f7ebd8 #fcf7f0

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#2157ab Analogous#ab3021 Analogous#9cab21 Triadic#21ab75 Triadic#7521ab Split complementary#219cab Split complementary#3021ab

Dark goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 32, 81, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab7521 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 32 81 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 79 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark goldenrod in css

Copy #ab7521 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab7521; }
.text { color: #ab7521; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab7521; }

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 #ab7521 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab7521 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 #ab7521 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 #ab7521 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 #ab7521 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.