Dark goldenrod

#ae9921

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 yellow at 51 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #ae9921, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae9921
RGB174, 153, 33
HSL51, 68%, 41%
HSV51, 81%, 68%
CMYK0%, 12%, 81%, 32%
Lab63.25, -4.53, 60.28
XYZ29.12, 31.89, 6.06
Decimal11442465
Web safe#999933
Pantone104 C
Pantone104 CHex#ae9921Rgb174 153 33Cmyk0 12 81 32Lab63 -5 60Darker#362f0aDeep#726416Lighter#d2bd44

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, 12, 81, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae9921 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 12 81 32
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 15 79 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 #ae9921 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae9921; }
.text { color: #ae9921; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9921; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ae9921 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.85:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.38:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae9921 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 #ae9921 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 #ae9921 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 #ae9921 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.