Dark goldenrod

#a48946

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 43 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. 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 #a48946, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a48946

RGB164, 137, 70

HSL43, 40%, 46%

HSV43, 57%, 64%

CMYK0%, 16%, 57%, 36%

Lab58.25, 1.85, 39.25

XYZ25.36, 26.23, 9.52

Decimal10783046

Web safe#999933

Pantone4505 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#967d40 #87713a #796534 #6b592e #5d4d28 #4e4221 #40361b #322a15 #241e0f #151209

Tints of dark goldenrod

#b49750 #bca262 #c4ad74 #cbb786 #d3c298 #dbcdaa #e2d7bc #eae2ce #f2ede0 #faf8f2

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#4661a4 Analogous#a45a46 Analogous#90a446 Triadic#46a489 Triadic#8946a4 Split complementary#4690a4 Split complementary#5a46a4

Dark goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 16, 57, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a48946 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 16 57 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 19 56 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 #a48946 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a48946; }
.text { color: #a48946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48946; }

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 #a48946 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a48946 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 #a48946 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 #a48946 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #a48946 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.