Dark goldenrod

#c18b21

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 orange at 40 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #c18b21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c18b21

RGB193, 139, 33

HSL40, 71%, 44%

HSV40, 83%, 76%

CMYK0%, 28%, 83%, 24%

Lab61.58, 11.62, 59.59

XYZ31.5, 29.91, 5.55

Decimal12684065

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone131 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#b07f1e #a0731b #8f6718 #7e5b16 #6e4f13 #5d4310 #4c370d #3c2b0a #2b1f07 #1a1304

Tints of dark goldenrod

#d89b25 #dda63a #e1b051 #e5bb67 #e9c57e #edcf95 #f1d9ac #f5e4c2 #f9eed9 #fcf8f0

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#2157c1 Analogous#c13b21 Analogous#a7c121 Triadic#21c18b Triadic#8b21c1 Split complementary#21a7c1 Split complementary#3b21c1

Dark goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 28, 83, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c18b21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 28 83 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 30 80 30

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 #c18b21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c18b21; }
.text { color: #c18b21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c18b21; }

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 #c18b21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c18b21 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 #c18b21 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 #c18b21 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 #c18b21 are worked out. 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.