Dark goldenrod

#bc8e31

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 40 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 #bc8e31, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc8e31

RGB188, 142, 49

HSL40, 59%, 46%

HSV40, 74%, 74%

CMYK0%, 24%, 74%, 26%

Lab61.88, 8.37, 53.72

XYZ30.97, 30.26, 7.11

Decimal12357169

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone1245 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#ac822d #9b7528 #8b6924 #7b5d20 #6a501c #5a4417 #493713 #392b0f #291f0b #181206

Tints of dark goldenrod

#cc9c3b #d1a64f #d6b063 #dcba77 #e1c58c #e6cfa0 #ebd9b4 #f1e3c8 #f6eedd #fbf8f1

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#315fbc Analogous#bc4831 Analogous#a4bc31 Triadic#31bc8e Triadic#8e31bc Split complementary#31a4bc Split complementary#4931bc

Dark goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 24, 74, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc8e31 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 24 74 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 26 72 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 #bc8e31 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc8e31; }
.text { color: #bc8e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc8e31; }

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 #bc8e31 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc8e31 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 #bc8e31 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 #bc8e31 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 #bc8e31 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.