Dark goldenrod

#b09258

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

This is Dark goldenrod, a soft orange at 40 degrees. 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 #b09258, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b09258
RGB176, 146, 88
HSL40, 36%, 52%
HSV40, 50%, 69%
CMYK0%, 17%, 50%, 31%
Lab62.08, 3.69, 34.79
XYZ29.94, 30.49, 13.54
Decimal11571800
Web safe#999966
Pantone4505 C
Pantone4505 CHex#b09258Rgb176 146 88Cmyk0 17 50 31Lab62 4 35Darker#524327Deep#836b3eLighter#c4b18c

Shades of dark goldenrod

Tints of dark goldenrod

Colors that go with dark goldenrod

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, 17, 50, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b09258 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 17 50 31
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 20 50 37
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 #b09258 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b09258; }
.text { color: #b09258; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09258; }

How dark goldenrod looks on light and dark

Dark goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b09258 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.96:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.10:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b09258 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 #b09258 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #b09258 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark goldenrod, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #b09258 are worked out. 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.