Dark goldenrod

#bc8829

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 strong. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #bc8829, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc8829

RGB188, 136, 41

HSL39, 64%, 45%

HSV39, 78%, 74%

CMYK0%, 28%, 78%, 26%

Lab60.3, 11.33, 55.39

XYZ29.94, 28.46, 6.01

Decimal12355625

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone145 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#ac7c25 #9b7022 #8b651e #7b591b #6b4d17 #5a4114 #4a3610 #3a2a0d #291e09 #191205

Tints of dark goldenrod

#d1982e #d6a244 #dbad59 #e0b86f #e4c284 #e9cd9a #eed8b0 #f2e2c5 #f7eddb #fcf8f0

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#295dbc Analogous#bc3e29 Analogous#a6bc29 Triadic#29bc88 Triadic#8829bc Split complementary#29a6bc Split complementary#3f29bc

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, 28, 78, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc8829 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 28 78 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 30 76 32

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 #bc8829 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc8829; }
.text { color: #bc8829; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc8829; }

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 #bc8829 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc8829 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 #bc8829 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 #bc8829 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 #bc8829 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.