Dark goldenrod

#a98d59

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

This is Dark goldenrod, a soft orange at 39 degrees. 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 #a98d59, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a98d59

RGB169, 141, 89

HSL39, 32%, 51%

HSV39, 47%, 66%

CMYK0%, 17%, 47%, 34%

Lab60.07, 3.55, 31.59

XYZ27.69, 28.21, 13.44

Decimal11111769

Web safe#999966

Pantone4505 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#9b8150 #8c7449 #7d6841 #6e5b39 #5f4f31 #504329 #413622 #322a1a #231d12 #14110a

Tints of dark goldenrod

#b19868 #b9a278 #c1ad87 #c9b797 #d1c2a6 #d9cdb6 #e1d7c5 #e9e2d4 #f1ece4 #f9f7f3

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#5975a9 Analogous#a96559 Analogous#9da959 Triadic#59a98d Triadic#8d59a9 Split complementary#599da9 Split complementary#6559a9

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, 17, 47, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a98d59 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 17 47 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 20 47 40

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 #a98d59 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a98d59; }
.text { color: #a98d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98d59; }

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 #a98d59 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a98d59 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 #a98d59 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 #a98d59 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

The figures for #a98d59 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.