Dark goldenrod

#b69721

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

Dark goldenrod is a deep yellow, serious at this saturation. 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 #b69721, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b69721

RGB182, 151, 33

HSL48, 69%, 42%

HSV48, 82%, 71%

CMYK0%, 17%, 82%, 29%

Lab63.5, 0.14, 60.8

XYZ30.63, 32.19, 6.04

Decimal11966241

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone457 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#a68a1e #977d1b #877019 #786316 #685613 #584910 #493c0d #392f0a #2a2208 #1a1505

Tints of dark goldenrod

#cdaa25 #dab834 #dec04c #e3c863 #e7d07b #ebd992 #efe1aa #f4e9c1 #f8f1d8 #fcfaf0

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#2140b6 Analogous#b64d21 Analogous#8ab621 Triadic#21b697 Triadic#9721b6 Split complementary#218ab6 Split complementary#4d21b6

Dark goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 17, 82, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b69721 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 17 82 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 20 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark goldenrod in css

Copy #b69721 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b69721; }
.text { color: #b69721; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69721; }

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 #b69721 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b69721 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 #b69721 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 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 #b69721 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 #b69721 are worked out. 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.