Dark goldenrod

#b59627

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. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #b59627, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b59627
RGB181, 150, 39
HSL47, 65%, 43%
HSV47, 78%, 71%
CMYK0%, 17%, 78%, 29%
Lab63.16, 0.45, 58.5
XYZ30.33, 31.78, 6.46
Decimal11900455
Web safe#cc9933
Pantone457 C
Pantone457 CHex#b59627Rgb181 150 39Cmyk0 17 78 29Lab63 0 59Darker#40350eDeep#7a651aLighter#d1b552

Shades of dark goldenrod

Tints of dark goldenrod

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

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, 78, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b59627 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 17 78 29
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 20 76 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark goldenrod in css

Copy #b59627 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b59627; }
.text { color: #b59627; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59627; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b59627 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.85:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.36:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b59627 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 #b59627 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #b59627 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark goldenrod, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #b59627 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.