Dark goldenrod

#a38e2e

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 yellow at 49 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #a38e2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a38e2e

RGB163, 142, 46

HSL49, 56%, 41%

HSV49, 72%, 64%

CMYK0%, 13%, 72%, 36%

Lab59.28, -2.97, 51.51

XYZ25.27, 27.33, 6.53

Decimal10718766

Web safe#999933

Pantone456 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#95822a #877626 #796a22 #6b5e1e #5d511a #504516 #423913 #342d0f #26210b #181507

Tints of dark goldenrod

#b9a134 #c9b140 #cfba56 #d6c36d #dccc83 #e2d599 #e8deaf #efe7c5 #f5f0db #fbf9f1

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#2e43a3 Analogous#a3532e Analogous#7da32e Triadic#2ea38e Triadic#8e2ea3 Split complementary#2e7da3 Split complementary#542ea3

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, 72, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a38e2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 72 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 70 42

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark goldenrod in css

Copy #a38e2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a38e2e; }
.text { color: #a38e2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38e2e; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a38e2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a38e2e 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 #a38e2e 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 #a38e2e 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 #a38e2e is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.