Dark goldenrod

#b49941

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

Dark goldenrod falls in the yellow band, mid and soft. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #b49941, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b49941

RGB180, 153, 65

HSL46, 47%, 48%

HSV46, 64%, 71%

CMYK0%, 15%, 64%, 29%

Lab64.05, -0.26, 48.69

XYZ31.17, 32.87, 9.7

Decimal11835713

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone457 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#a48c3b #947e36 #857130 #75632a #655625 #55491f #463b19 #362e13 #26200e #161308

Tints of dark goldenrod

#bfa54e #c6ae61 #ccb773 #d3c185 #d9ca97 #e0d3a9 #e7dcbb #ede6ce #f4efe0 #faf8f2

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#415cb4 Analogous#b46041 Analogous#96b441 Triadic#41b499 Triadic#9941b4 Split complementary#4195b4 Split complementary#5f41b4

Dark goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 64, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b49941 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 64 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 63 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 #b49941 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b49941; }
.text { color: #b49941; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49941; }

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 #b49941 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b49941 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 #b49941 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 #b49941 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 #b49941 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.