Colors

#B8860B

Dark Goldenrod

Dark Goldenrod is #B8860B. In CSS you can write it as the keyword darkgoldenrod. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#B8860B
RGB
rgb(184, 134, 11)
HSL
hsl(43,89%,38%)
HSV
hsv(43, 94%, 72%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,27,94,28)
OKLCH
oklch(65.2% 0.132 81.6)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#C69E3C

20% white

#D4B66D

40% white

#E3CF9D

60% white

#F1E7CE

80% white

Shades

#936B09

20% black

#6E5007

40% black

#4A3604

60% black

#251B02

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Dark Goldenrod. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

#B7860B

#0B3CB7

#D2A83C

#3C67D2

#554621

#B7300B

#B7860B

#92B70B

#3CB70B

#AA1841

#B7860B

#0BB786

#860BB7

#3CD2A8

#5B1B74

Split Complementary

Open in palette generator

#B7860B

#0B92B7

#300BB7

#CDAD5B

#212F55

#604706

#A97C0A

#F1B10E

#F5C856

#F9E09F

#B7860B

#0BB730

#0B3CB7

#B70B92

#36C956

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 3.25:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 6.45:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Pass

Similar named colors

Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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