Dark goldenrod

#bf8a0e

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

Dark goldenrod sits in the orange range, deep and vivid. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #bf8a0e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf8a0e

RGB191, 138, 14

HSL42, 86%, 40%

HSV42, 93%, 75%

CMYK0%, 28%, 93%, 25%

Lab61.03, 10.85, 63.91

XYZ30.65, 29.29, 4.45

Decimal12552718

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone1245 C

Shades of dark goldenrod

#af7e0d #9f730c #8e670a #7e5b09 #6e4f08 #5e4407 #4d3806 #3d2c04 #2d2003 #1d1502

Tints of dark goldenrod

#da9d10 #eeae18 #f0b733 #f2c14e #f4ca69 #f6d483 #f8dd9e #fae6b9 #fcf0d4 #fef9ee

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

Complementary#0e43bf Analogous#bf310e Analogous#9cbf0e Triadic#0ebf8a Triadic#8a0ebf Split complementary#0e9cbf Split complementary#310ebf

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, 28, 93, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf8a0e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 28 93 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 30 90 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark goldenrod in css

Copy #bf8a0e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf8a0e; }
.text { color: #bf8a0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf8a0e; }

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 #bf8a0e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf8a0e 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 #bf8a0e 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 #bf8a0e 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 #bf8a0e are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.