Dark goldenrod

#bb8a3a

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

Dark goldenrod sits in the orange range, mid and soft. 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 #bb8a3a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb8a3a

RGB187, 138, 58

HSL37, 53%, 48%

HSV37, 69%, 73%

CMYK0%, 26%, 69%, 27%

Lab60.82, 10.6, 48.65

XYZ30.35, 29.05, 8.01

Decimal12290618

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone145 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#ab7e35 #9a7230 #8a662b #7a5a26 #694e21 #59421c #483516 #382911 #281d0c #171107

Tints of dark goldenrod

#c69648 #cca15a #d2ac6d #d8b680 #dec193 #e3cca6 #e9d7b9 #efe2cc #f5ecdf #fbf7f1

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#3a6bbb Analogous#bb4a3a Analogous#abbb3a Triadic#3abb8a Triadic#8a3abb Split complementary#3aacbb Split complementary#493abb

Dark goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 26, 69, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb8a3a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 69 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 67 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 #bb8a3a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb8a3a; }
.text { color: #bb8a3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8a3a; }

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 #bb8a3a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb8a3a 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 #bb8a3a 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 #bb8a3a 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 #bb8a3a are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.