Dark goldenrod

#ad8b4e

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 39 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 #ad8b4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ad8b4e

RGB173, 139, 78

HSL39, 38%, 49%

HSV39, 55%, 68%

CMYK0%, 20%, 55%, 32%

Lab59.8, 5.35, 37.18

XYZ27.84, 27.9, 11.13

Decimal11373390

Web safe#999966

Pantone4505 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#9e7f47 #8f7340 #7f6639 #705a33 #614e2c #524225 #43361e #332917 #241d10 #15110a

Tints of dark goldenrod

#b6965d #bea16e #c5ac7e #ccb68f #d4c1a0 #dbccb0 #e3d7c1 #eae2d1 #f2ece2 #f9f7f3

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#4e70ad Analogous#ad5b4e Analogous#a0ad4e Triadic#4ead8b Triadic#8b4ead Split complementary#4ea0ad Split complementary#5b4ead

Dark goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 20, 55, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ad8b4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 20 55 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 22 55 38

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 #ad8b4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ad8b4e; }
.text { color: #ad8b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8b4e; }

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 #ad8b4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ad8b4e 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 #ad8b4e 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 #ad8b4e 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 #ad8b4e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.