What color is #B8860B?

#B8860B is a vivid orange known as Dark Goldenrod. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Goldenrod?

The RGB value is 184, 134, 11: 184 red, 134 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Goldenrod?

The complementary color is #0B3DB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8860B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Goldenrod color: hex code #B8860B

#B8860B rgb(184, 134, 11)

Shades of yellow

Dark Goldenrod has the hex code #B8860B. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 52.5% green and 4.3% blue (184, 134, 11).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 89% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 94% yellow and 28% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword darkgoldenrod.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B) color codes

HEX	`#B8860B`
RGB	`rgb(184, 134, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 52.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 89%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 94%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 94%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.22, 9.86, 62.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.22, 63.5, 81.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.355, 27.267, 4.086)`
Decimal	`12092939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Goldenrod, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B8860B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B8860B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B8860B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8860b; }
.text { color: #b8860b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8860b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 134 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8860b, #93b80b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B8860B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B8860B?: #B8860B is a vivid orange known as Dark Goldenrod. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Goldenrod?: The RGB value is 184, 134, 11: 184 red, 134 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Goldenrod?: The complementary color is #0B3DB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8860B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.