Dark goldenrod

#ae8b2f

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 orange at 43 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #ae8b2f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae8b2f

RGB174, 139, 47

HSL43, 57%, 43%

HSV43, 73%, 68%

CMYK0%, 20%, 73%, 32%

Lab59.59, 3.69, 51.78

XYZ27.2, 27.67, 6.6

Decimal11438895

Web safe#999933

Pantone125 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#9f7f2b #907327 #816723 #725b1f #634f1b #544317 #453713 #362b0f #271f0b #181307

Tints of dark goldenrod

#c39c35 #cda846 #d3b25c #d9bc71 #dec686 #e4d09c #eadab1 #f0e4c6 #f5eedc #fbf8f1

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#2f52ae Analogous#ae4c2f Analogous#91ae2f Triadic#2fae8b Triadic#8b2fae Split complementary#2f91ae Split complementary#4b2fae

Dark goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 20, 73, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae8b2f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 20 73 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 22 71 38

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 #ae8b2f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae8b2f; }
.text { color: #ae8b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8b2f; }

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 #ae8b2f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae8b2f 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 #ae8b2f 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 #ae8b2f 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 #ae8b2f 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. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.