Dark goldenrod

#b49921

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 49 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 #b49921, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b49921

RGB180, 153, 33

HSL49, 69%, 42%

HSV49, 82%, 71%

CMYK0%, 15%, 82%, 29%

Lab63.83, -1.83, 61.02

XYZ30.49, 32.6, 6.12

Decimal11835681

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone457 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#a58c1e #957f1b #867219 #766516 #675713 #584a10 #483d0d #39300a #292308 #1a1605

Tints of dark goldenrod

#ccad25 #dabb33 #dec34b #e2cb62 #e7d37a #ebdb92 #efe2a9 #f4eac1 #f8f2d8 #fcfaf0

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#213cb4 Analogous#b45021 Analogous#85b421 Triadic#21b499 Triadic#9921b4 Split complementary#2185b4 Split complementary#5021b4

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, 15, 82, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b49921 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 82 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 79 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 #b49921 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b49921; }
.text { color: #b49921; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49921; }

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 #b49921 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b49921 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 #b49921 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 #b49921 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 #b49921 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.