Dark goldenrod

#bb8931

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 orange at 38 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #bb8931, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb8931

RGB187, 137, 49

HSL38, 58%, 46%

HSV38, 74%, 73%

CMYK0%, 27%, 74%, 27%

Lab60.5, 10.68, 52.31

XYZ29.99, 28.68, 6.86

Decimal12290353

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone1245 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#ab7d2d #9a7128 #8a6524 #7a5920 #6a4d1c #594117 #493613 #392a0f #291e0b #181206

Tints of dark goldenrod

#cb973a #d1a24e #d6ac63 #dbb777 #e1c28b #e6cda0 #ebd7b4 #f1e2c8 #f6eddd #fbf8f1

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#3163bb Analogous#bb4431 Analogous#a8bb31 Triadic#31bb89 Triadic#8931bb Split complementary#31a8bb Split complementary#4431bb

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, 27, 74, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb8931 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 27 74 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 29 72 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark goldenrod in css

Copy #bb8931 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb8931; }
.text { color: #bb8931; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8931; }

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 #bb8931 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb8931 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 #bb8931 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 #bb8931 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 #bb8931 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.