Dark goldenrod

#ba900c

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, deep and vivid. 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 #ba900c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ba900c

RGB186, 144, 12

HSL46, 88%, 39%

HSV46, 94%, 73%

CMYK0%, 23%, 94%, 27%

Lab62.01, 5.28, 64.73

XYZ30.29, 30.41, 4.62

Decimal12226572

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone1245 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#aa840b #9b780a #8b6b09 #7b5f08 #6b5307 #5c4706 #4c3b05 #3c2f04 #2c2203 #1d1602

Tints of dark goldenrod

#d6a50e #f0ba11 #f1c22d #f3ca48 #f5d264 #f7da80 #f9e29b #faeab7 #fcf2d3 #fefaee

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#0c36ba Analogous#ba390c Analogous#8dba0c Triadic#0cba90 Triadic#900cba Split complementary#0c8dba Split complementary#390cba

Dark goldenrod in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 23, 94, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ba900c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 23 94 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 25 90 33

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #ba900c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ba900c; }
.text { color: #ba900c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba900c; }

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 #ba900c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ba900c 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 #ba900c 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 #ba900c 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

The figures for #ba900c 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 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.