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#B8860B Dark Goldenrod

#B8860B is Dark Goldenrod.

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#B8860B

Dark Goldenrod

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #B8860B?

HEX
#B8860B
RGB
rgb(184, 134, 11)
HSL
hsl(43, 89%, 38%)
OKLCH
oklch(65.2% 0.132 82)
CMYK
0, 27, 94, 28

#B8860B has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 against white and 6.45:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #B8860B
#B8860B
Same color
White
3.3AA18
Near-black
5.4AA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #B8860B · 5.4:1

Tints and shades of #B8860B

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF4E0
  2. #FFCD6F
  3. #E1AD46
  4. #B8860B
  5. #9F7300
  6. #7D5900
  7. #5B4000
  8. #3C2900
  9. #1F1400

Colors that go with #B8860B

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Pear, #B2DE0D and Lawn Green, #5FF223 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

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:root {
  --dark-goldenrod-1: #B8860B; /* Dark Goldenrod */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #B8860B

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (6)

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Mesh gradients (3)