Dark goldenrod

#be9502

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 47 degrees. 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 #be9502, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#be9502

RGB190, 149, 2

HSL47, 98%, 38%

HSV47, 99%, 75%

CMYK0%, 22%, 99%, 25%

Lab63.71, 4.23, 67.6

XYZ31.99, 32.45, 4.63

Decimal12489986

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone1245 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#ae8802 #9e7c02 #8e6f01 #7e6301 #6e5601 #5e4a01 #4e3d01 #3e3101 #2e2400 #1e1800

Tints of dark goldenrod

#dcac02 #f9c403 #fdcc1d #fdd33b #fdd959 #fee077 #fee794 #feeeb2 #fff4d0 #fffbed

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#022bbe Analogous#be3702 Analogous#89be02 Triadic#02be95 Triadic#9502be Split complementary#0289be Split complementary#3702be

Dark goldenrod in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 22, 99, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #be9502 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 22 99 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 24 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 #be9502 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #be9502; }
.text { color: #be9502; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9502; }

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 #be9502 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #be9502 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 #be9502 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 #be9502 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

The figures for #be9502 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.