Dark goldenrod

#b9972a

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 46 degrees. 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 #b9972a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b9972a

RGB185, 151, 42

HSL46, 63%, 45%

HSV46, 77%, 73%

CMYK0%, 18%, 77%, 27%

Lab63.85, 1.81, 58.22

XYZ31.49, 32.61, 6.83

Decimal12162858

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone457 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#a98a26 #997d23 #89701f #79631b #695618 #594914 #493c11 #392e0d #292109 #191406

Tints of dark goldenrod

#cfa92f #d4b244 #d9bb59 #dec46f #e3cd84 #e8d69a #eddeb0 #f2e7c5 #f7f0db #fcf9f0

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#2a4cb9 Analogous#b94f2a Analogous#94b92a Triadic#2ab997 Triadic#972ab9 Split complementary#2a94b9 Split complementary#4f2ab9

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, 18, 77, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b9972a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 18 77 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 75 33

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 #b9972a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b9972a; }
.text { color: #b9972a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9972a; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b9972a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b9972a 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 #b9972a 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 #b9972a 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #b9972a are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.