Dark goldenrod

#be9002

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

This is Dark goldenrod, a vivid yellow at 45 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #be9002, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#be9002

RGB190, 144, 2

HSL45, 98%, 38%

HSV45, 99%, 75%

CMYK0%, 24%, 99%, 25%

Lab62.42, 6.96, 66.7

XYZ31.22, 30.9, 4.38

Decimal12488706

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone1245 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#ae8402 #9e7802 #8e6c01 #7e6001 #6e5301 #5e4701 #4e3b01 #3e2f01 #2e2300 #1e1700

Tints of dark goldenrod

#dca702 #f9bd03 #fdc61d #fdce3b #fdd559 #fedd77 #fee494 #feecb2 #fff3d0 #fffbed

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#0230be Analogous#be3202 Analogous#8ebe02 Triadic#02be90 Triadic#9002be Split complementary#028ebe Split complementary#3202be

Dark goldenrod in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 24, 99, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #be9002 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 24 99 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 26 95 31

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 #be9002 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #be9002; }
.text { color: #be9002; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9002; }

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 #be9002 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #be9002 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 #be9002 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 #be9002 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 #be9002 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.