Dark goldenrod

#b39526

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 47 degrees. 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 #b39526, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b39526

RGB179, 149, 38

HSL47, 65%, 43%

HSV47, 79%, 70%

CMYK0%, 17%, 79%, 30%

Lab62.69, 0.06, 58.34

XYZ29.69, 31.22, 6.29

Decimal11769126

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone118 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#a48823 #947b1f #856f1c #756219 #665516 #574812 #473b0f #382f0c #292209 #191505

Tints of dark goldenrod

#caa82b #d5b43b #dabd51 #dfc668 #e4ce7f #e9d795 #ede0ac #f2e8c3 #f7f1da #fcf9f0

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#2644b3 Analogous#b34f26 Analogous#8ab326 Triadic#26b395 Triadic#9526b3 Split complementary#268ab3 Split complementary#4f26b3

Dark goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 17, 79, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b39526 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 17 79 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 20 77 36

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark goldenrod in css

Copy #b39526 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b39526; }
.text { color: #b39526; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39526; }

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 #b39526 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b39526 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b39526 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b39526 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 #b39526 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.