#B8860BDark Goldenrod (#B8860B) is a mid-tone, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 82°, lightness 0.65 and chroma 0.132. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #B8860B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 134, 11) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 89%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 94%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 94%, 28%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(59.2 9.9 62.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.652 0.132 82) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dark Goldenrod shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bb8200 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#bc8602 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#b8860b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b8870e — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 3.25:1 and against black 6.45:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffe5b7 · #e5b966 · #b8860b · #966c00 · #6a4b00 · #412d00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b4bc6d · #b6a242 · #b8860b · #af6d1b · #9f5629 · #8c4333
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#9eb88e · #b8860b · #936a05 · #366400 · #4e3600 · #122900
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#edd19f · #bfb096 · #b8860b · #426dbb · #634c22 · #3f3116
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf2ff · #b4aa99 · #b8860b · #70757e · #392f1e · #000104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ecf2fd · #c2c9d5 · #949caa · #192233 · #00030f · #b8860b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c9d9b5 · #90b37d · #b8860b · #7324d6 · #2f3f6c · #1c061a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b8e2d0 · #999ed8 · #b8860b · #416673 · #39405e · #0e1104
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d4fafd · #47bfc7 · #b8860b · #9858a3 · #491652 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d8fbee · #5bc1a3 · #b8860b · #4873c2 · #570d37 · #000011
#C49841 · #D1AA63 · #DDBC82 · #E9CE9F · #F6E1BC
#986D00 · #795600 · #5B4000 · #3F2B00 · #251700
#B0893E · #A78B59 · #9F8D6F
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.