Dark goldenrod

#bc8a26

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

Dark goldenrod is a deep orange with weighty warmth. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #bc8a26, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc8a26

RGB188, 138, 38

HSL40, 66%, 44%

HSV40, 80%, 74%

CMYK0%, 27%, 80%, 26%

Lab60.79, 10.12, 56.96

XYZ30.18, 29.01, 5.84

Decimal12356134

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone1245 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#ac7e23 #9b721f #8b661c #7b5a19 #6b4e16 #5a4212 #4a360f #3a2b0c #2a1f08 #191305

Tints of dark goldenrod

#d29a2a #d8a53f #ddb055 #e1ba6b #e6c481 #eacf98 #efd9ae #f3e3c4 #f8eeda #fcf8f0

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#2658bc Analogous#bc3f26 Analogous#a3bc26 Triadic#26bc8a Triadic#8a26bc Split complementary#26a3bc Split complementary#3f26bc

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, 80, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc8a26 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 27 80 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 29 78 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 #bc8a26 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc8a26; }
.text { color: #bc8a26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc8a26; }

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 #bc8a26 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc8a26 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 #bc8a26 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 #bc8a26 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

Every value on this page for #bc8a26 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.