Dark goldenrod

#bc923d

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 #bc923d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc923d

RGB188, 146, 61

HSL40, 51%, 49%

HSV40, 68%, 74%

CMYK0%, 22%, 68%, 26%

Lab63.0, 6.81, 49.63

XYZ31.86, 31.59, 8.83

Decimal12358205

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone1245 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#ac8538 #9b7832 #8b6c2d #7a5f28 #6a5222 #59451d #493818 #382c12 #281f0d #171207

Tints of dark goldenrod

#c59d4c #cba75f #d1b171 #d7bb83 #ddc596 #e3cfa8 #e9d9ba #efe4cd #f5eedf #fbf8f2

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#3d67bc Analogous#bc523d Analogous#a7bc3d Triadic#3dbc92 Triadic#923dbc Split complementary#3da7bc Split complementary#523dbc

Dark goldenrod in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 22, 68, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc923d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 22 68 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 24 67 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 #bc923d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc923d; }
.text { color: #bc923d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc923d; }

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 #bc923d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc923d 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 #bc923d 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 #bc923d 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bc923d is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.