Dark goldenrod

#af9839

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. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #af9839, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#af9839
RGB175, 152, 57
HSL48, 51%, 45%
HSV48, 67%, 69%
CMYK0%, 13%, 67%, 31%
Lab63.23, -2.43, 51.27
XYZ29.65, 31.87, 8.46
Decimal11507769
Web safe#999933
Pantone111 C
Pantone111 CHex#af9839Rgb175 152 57Cmyk0 13 67 31Lab63 -2 51Darker#433a16Deep#796927Lighter#c7b568

Shades of dark goldenrod

Tints of dark goldenrod

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Dark goldenrod in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 67, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #af9839 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 13 67 31
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 16 66 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 #af9839 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #af9839; }
.text { color: #af9839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9839; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #af9839 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
7.37:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #af9839 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 #af9839 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 #af9839 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

The figures for #af9839 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. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.