Dark goldenrod

#ac9739

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

Dark goldenrod is a mid yellow, grounded at this saturation. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #ac9739, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ac9739

RGB172, 151, 57

HSL49, 50%, 45%

HSV49, 67%, 67%

CMYK0%, 12%, 67%, 33%

Lab62.68, -3.22, 50.59

XYZ28.82, 31.2, 8.37

Decimal11310905

Web safe#999933

Pantone111 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#9d8a34 #8e7d2f #7f702a #706325 #615620 #53491b #443b16 #352e11 #26210d #171408

Tints of dark goldenrod

#c0a840 #c6b153 #cdba67 #d3c37b #dacc8f #e0d5a3 #e7deb6 #ede7ca #f4f0de #fbf9f2

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#394eac Analogous#ac5e39 Analogous#88ac39 Triadic#39ac97 Triadic#9739ac Split complementary#3988ac Split complementary#5d39ac

Dark goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 12, 67, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ac9739 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 12 67 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 15 66 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 #ac9739 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ac9739; }
.text { color: #ac9739; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9739; }

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 #ac9739 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ac9739 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 #ac9739 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 #ac9739 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

Here is how the numbers for #ac9739 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.