Dark goldenrod

#bc9600

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

Dark goldenrod is a deep yellow, weighty at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #bc9600, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc9600

RGB188, 150, 0

HSL48, 100%, 37%

HSV48, 100%, 74%

CMYK0%, 20%, 100%, 26%

Lab63.76, 2.76, 67.83

XYZ31.65, 32.5, 4.61

Decimal12359168

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone1245 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#ac8900 #9d7d00 #8d7000 #7d6400 #6d5700 #5e4b00 #4e3e00 #3e3200 #2e2500 #1f1800

Tints of dark goldenrod

#daae00 #f9c700 #ffd018 #ffd737 #ffdd55 #ffe373 #ffe992 #ffefb0 #fff5cf #fffbed

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#0026bc Analogous#bc3800 Analogous#84bc00 Triadic#00bc96 Triadic#9600bc Split complementary#0084bc Split complementary#3800bc

Dark goldenrod in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 20, 100, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc9600 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 20 100 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 22 96 32

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #bc9600 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc9600; }
.text { color: #bc9600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9600; }

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 #bc9600 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc9600 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 #bc9600 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 #bc9600 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

Here is how the numbers for #bc9600 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.