Dark goldenrod

#ab8521

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

Dark goldenrod sits in the orange range, deep and strong. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #ab8521, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab8521
RGB171, 133, 33
HSL43, 68%, 40%
HSV43, 81%, 67%
CMYK0%, 22%, 81%, 33%
Lab57.6, 5.05, 55.15
XYZ25.46, 25.54, 5.03
Decimal11240737
Web safe#999933
Pantone1255 C
Pantone1255 CHex#ab8521Rgb171 133 33Cmyk0 22 81 33Lab58 5 55Darker#33280aDeep#6f5615Lighter#d1aa42

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, 22, 81, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab8521 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 22 81 33
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 24 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 #ab8521 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab8521; }
.text { color: #ab8521; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8521; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ab8521 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.44:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.11:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab8521 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 #ab8521 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 #ab8521 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 #ab8521 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.