Dark goldenrod

#cd8e2d

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, mid and strong. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #cd8e2d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd8e2d

RGB205, 142, 45

HSL36, 64%, 49%

HSV36, 78%, 80%

CMYK0%, 31%, 78%, 20%

Lab63.77, 15.66, 57.8

XYZ35.32, 32.51, 6.9

Decimal13471277

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone138 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#bb8229 #a97525 #976921 #855c1d #735019 #614315 #4f3711 #3d2a0d #2b1e09 #191106

Tints of dark goldenrod

#d5993e #d9a452 #ddae65 #e2b979 #e6c38d #eacda1 #efd8b5 #f3e2c9 #f7eddd #fcf7f0

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#2d6ccd Analogous#cd3e2d Analogous#bccd2d Triadic#2dcd8e Triadic#8e2dcd Split complementary#2dbccd Split complementary#3e2dcd

Dark goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 31, 78, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd8e2d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 31 78 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 76 26

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 #cd8e2d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd8e2d; }
.text { color: #cd8e2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd8e2d; }

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 #cd8e2d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd8e2d 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 #cd8e2d 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 #cd8e2d 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 #cd8e2d is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.