Dark goldenrod

#ca940e

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

Dark goldenrod sits in the orange range, deep and vivid. 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 #ca940e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ca940e

RGB202, 148, 14

HSL43, 87%, 42%

HSV43, 93%, 79%

CMYK0%, 27%, 93%, 21%

Lab64.78, 10.29, 67.24

XYZ35.03, 33.77, 5.09

Decimal13276174

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone131 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#b9870d #a77b0c #966e0a #856109 #735408 #624807 #513b06 #3f2e04 #2e2203 #1d1502

Tints of dark goldenrod

#e4a710 #f0b420 #f1bd3a #f3c553 #f5ce6d #f7d787 #f8dfa1 #fae8bb #fcf1d4 #fef9ee

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#0e44ca Analogous#ca360e Analogous#a2ca0e Triadic#0eca94 Triadic#940eca Split complementary#0ea2ca Split complementary#360eca

Dark goldenrod in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 27, 93, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca940e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 27 93 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 29 90 27

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark goldenrod in css

Copy #ca940e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca940e; }
.text { color: #ca940e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca940e; }

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 #ca940e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca940e 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 #ca940e 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 #ca940e 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

Every value on this page for #ca940e 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.