Dark goldenrod

#cb8b2a

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

Dark goldenrod is a mid orange with confident warmth. 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 #cb8b2a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb8b2a

RGB203, 139, 42

HSL36, 66%, 48%

HSV36, 79%, 80%

CMYK0%, 32%, 79%, 20%

Lab62.78, 16.32, 57.95

XYZ34.28, 31.33, 6.43

Decimal13339434

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone138 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#b97f26 #a77323 #96671f #845a1b #724e18 #604214 #4f3610 #3d2a0d #2b1e09 #191105

Tints of dark goldenrod

#d69738 #daa24c #deac61 #e3b775 #e7c28a #ebcd9e #efd7b3 #f3e2c7 #f8eddc #fcf7f0

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#2a6acb Analogous#cb3a2a Analogous#bacb2a Triadic#2acb8b Triadic#8b2acb Split complementary#2abbcb Split complementary#3a2acb

Dark goldenrod in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 32, 79, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb8b2a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 32 79 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 77 26

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 #cb8b2a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb8b2a; }
.text { color: #cb8b2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb8b2a; }

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 #cb8b2a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb8b2a 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 #cb8b2a 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 #cb8b2a 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 #cb8b2a are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.