Dark goldenrod

#ba9b4e

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 balanced warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #ba9b4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ba9b4e

RGB186, 155, 78

HSL43, 44%, 52%

HSV43, 58%, 73%

CMYK0%, 17%, 58%, 27%

Lab65.3, 2.2, 44.03

XYZ33.35, 34.43, 12.1

Decimal12229454

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone465 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#ad8f44 #9c813d #8c7336 #7b6530 #6a5729 #594a23 #483c1c #382e16 #27200f #161209

Tints of dark goldenrod

#c0a45e #c7ae6f #cdb77f #d4c090 #dac9a0 #e0d3b0 #e7dcc1 #ede5d1 #f4eee2 #faf8f2

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#4e6dba Analogous#ba654e Analogous#a3ba4e Triadic#4eba9b Triadic#9b4eba Split complementary#4ea3ba Split complementary#654eba

Dark goldenrod in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 17, 58, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ba9b4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 17 58 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 20 57 33

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark goldenrod in css

Copy #ba9b4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ba9b4e; }
.text { color: #ba9b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba9b4e; }

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 #ba9b4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ba9b4e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ba9b4e 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ba9b4e 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

Every value on this page for #ba9b4e is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.