Dark goldenrod

#b6973d

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

Dark goldenrod is a mid yellow, grounded at this saturation. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #b6973d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b6973d
RGB182, 151, 61
HSL45, 50%, 48%
HSV45, 66%, 71%
CMYK0%, 17%, 66%, 29%
Lab63.68, 1.45, 50.18
XYZ31.2, 32.42, 9.03
Decimal11966269
Web safe#cc9933
Pantone118 C
Pantone118 CHex#b6973dRgb182 151 61Cmyk0 17 66 29Lab64 1 50Darker#4b3e19Deep#816b2bLighter#c9b371

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, 66, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b6973d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 17 66 29
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 20 65 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 #b6973d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b6973d; }
.text { color: #b6973d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6973d; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b6973d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.81:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.48:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b6973d 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 #b6973d 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 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 #b6973d 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 #b6973d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.