Dark goldenrod

#bc9040

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. 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 #bc9040, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc9040
RGB188, 144, 64
HSL39, 49%, 49%
HSV39, 66%, 74%
CMYK0%, 23%, 66%, 26%
Lab62.51, 8.09, 47.71
XYZ31.64, 31.01, 9.17
Decimal12357696
Web safe#cc9933
Pantone1245 C
Pantone1245 CHex#bc9040Rgb188 144 64Cmyk0 23 66 26Lab63 8 48Darker#513e1cDeep#87672eLighter#cbae78

Shades of dark goldenrod

Tints of dark goldenrod

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Dark goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 23, 66, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc9040 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 23 66 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 25 65 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 #bc9040 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc9040; }
.text { color: #bc9040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9040; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc9040 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.92:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.20:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc9040 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 #bc9040 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #bc9040 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark goldenrod, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bc9040 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.