Dark goldenrod

#b4954f

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 42 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 #b4954f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b4954f

RGB180, 149, 79

HSL42, 40%, 51%

HSV42, 56%, 71%

CMYK0%, 17%, 56%, 29%

Lab63.15, 2.96, 40.85

XYZ30.98, 31.76, 11.9

Decimal11834703

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone4505 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#a68847 #967b40 #866e39 #766132 #66542b #564624 #46391e #352c17 #251f10 #151209

Tints of dark goldenrod

#bb9f5f #c2a970 #c9b380 #d0bc90 #d7c6a1 #ded0b1 #e5dac1 #ece4d2 #f3eee2 #faf7f2

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#4f6eb4 Analogous#b4624f Analogous#a1b44f Triadic#4fb495 Triadic#954fb4 Split complementary#4fa1b4 Split complementary#624fb4

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, 56, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b4954f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 17 56 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 20 56 35

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 #b4954f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b4954f; }
.text { color: #b4954f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4954f; }

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 #b4954f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b4954f 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 #b4954f 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 #b4954f 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

Every value on this page for #b4954f is computed, not guessed. 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.