Dark goldenrod

#a48a2e

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

Dark goldenrod is a deep yellow, weighty at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #a48a2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a48a2e

RGB164, 138, 46

HSL47, 56%, 41%

HSV47, 72%, 64%

CMYK0%, 16%, 72%, 36%

Lab58.29, -0.32, 50.55

XYZ24.89, 26.27, 6.34

Decimal10783278

Web safe#999933

Pantone118 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#967e2a #887226 #7a6722 #6c5b1e #5e4f1a #504316 #423712 #342c0f #26200b #181407

Tints of dark goldenrod

#ba9d34 #caab41 #d0b557 #d6bf6d #dcc983 #e2d299 #e9dcaf #efe6c5 #f5efdb #fbf9f1

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#2e48a4 Analogous#a44f2e Analogous#83a42e Triadic#2ea48a Triadic#8a2ea4 Split complementary#2e83a4 Split complementary#4f2ea4

Dark goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 16, 72, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a48a2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 16 72 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 19 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 #a48a2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a48a2e; }
.text { color: #a48a2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48a2e; }

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 #a48a2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a48a2e 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 #a48a2e 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 #a48a2e 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

Here is how the numbers for #a48a2e are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.