Dark goldenrod

#c48200

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

This is Dark goldenrod, a vivid orange at 40 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #c48200, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c48200

RGB196, 130, 0

HSL40, 100%, 38%

HSV40, 100%, 77%

CMYK0%, 34%, 100%, 23%

Lab59.62, 17.3, 65.44

XYZ30.75, 27.7, 3.73

Decimal12878336

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone145 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#b37700 #a36c00 #926100 #825600 #714b00 #614000 #503500 #402a00 #2f1f00 #1f1400

Tints of dark goldenrod

#e29600 #ffa900 #ffb31e #ffbd3b #ffc759 #ffd177 #ffdb94 #ffe5b2 #ffefd0 #fff9ed

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#0042c4 Analogous#c42000 Analogous#a4c400 Triadic#00c482 Triadic#8200c4 Split complementary#00a4c4 Split complementary#2000c4

Dark goldenrod in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 34, 100, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c48200 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 34 100 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 35 96 29

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark goldenrod in css

Copy #c48200 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c48200; }
.text { color: #c48200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c48200; }

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 #c48200 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c48200 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c48200 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c48200 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 #c48200 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.