Dark goldenrod

#af9642

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

Dark goldenrod falls in the yellow band, mid and soft. 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 #af9642, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#af9642

RGB175, 150, 66

HSL46, 45%, 47%

HSV46, 62%, 69%

CMYK0%, 14%, 62%, 31%

Lab62.78, -0.76, 46.68

XYZ29.57, 31.32, 9.64

Decimal11507266

Web safe#999933

Pantone4505 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#a0893c #907c36 #816f31 #72622b #635525 #53471f #443a1a #352d14 #25200e #161308

Tints of dark goldenrod

#bca34e #c3ac60 #cab672 #d1bf85 #d8c997 #dfd2a9 #e5dcbb #ece5ce #f3efe0 #faf8f2

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#425baf Analogous#af5f42 Analogous#92af42 Triadic#42af96 Triadic#9642af Split complementary#4292af Split complementary#5f42af

Dark goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 62, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #af9642 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 62 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 61 37

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 #af9642 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #af9642; }
.text { color: #af9642; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9642; }

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 #af9642 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #af9642 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 #af9642 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 #af9642 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 #af9642 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.