CSS named color

Dark Goldenrod #B8860B

The CSS keyword darkgoldenrod is #B8860B. It is a soft amber in the yellow family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.652, chroma 0.132 and hue 81.6°.

Relative luminance: 0.2726
OKLCH L · C · h: 0.652 · 0.132 · 81.6
Best text: Black 6.45:1
Hue family: Yellow

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#B8860B color codes

HEX: #B8860B
RGB: rgb(184, 134, 11)
HSL: hsl(43, 89%, 38%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.652 0.132 81.6)
OKLab: oklab(0.652 0.019 0.131)
CIELAB (D65): L* 59.22, a* 9.86, b* 62.73
XYZ (D65): X 28.35, Y 27.27, Z 4.09
CMYK (naive): cmyk(0%, 27%, 94%, 28%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #B8860B accessible?

Black text on it reaches 6.45:1, passing AA. White text manages only 3.25:1, enough for large text only.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

Black text on it

6.45:1
- AA passes
- AA large passes
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc +44
White text on it

3.25:1
- AA fails
- AA large passes
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc −65
As text on black

6.45:1
- AA passes
- AA large passes
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc −42
As text on white

3.25:1
- AA fails
- AA large passes
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc +59

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

For text on white

#996E00 4.58:1

Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.65 to 0.57 reaches 4.58:1 on white, keeping the hue.

Compare both in the Contrast System
For text on black

#B8860B 6.45:1

It already reaches 6.45:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #B8860B live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #B8860B

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #B8860B sits at step 500.

50#FFF4E0

White
1.08
Black
19.26
100#FFE8C0

White
1.19
Black
17.55
200#FED07A

White
1.44
Black
14.51
300#E6B558

White
1.88
Black
11.11
400#CA9830

White
2.61
Black
8.04
500This color#B8860B

White
3.25
Black
6.45
600#8F6700

White
5.11
Black
4.10
700#725100

White
7.26
Black
2.89
800#543B00

White
10.48
Black
2.00
900#372500

White
14.71
Black
1.42
950#1F1400

White
18.12
Black
1.15

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #B8860B can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.135; #B8860B uses 98% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.155 there: 15% more.

sRGB
Display P3
Rec. 2020
Dominant wavelength

OKLCH chroma: 0.132
sRGB edge: 0.135
Display P3 edge: 0.155
Rec. 2020 edge: 0.158
Dominant wavelength: 580 nm
Excitation purity: 81%
Chromaticity: x 0.4749, y 0.4567

This color#B8860B
Most vivid in sRGB#B98600
Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.652 0.155 81.6)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it

.accent {
  color: #b8860b;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.7131 0.5247 0); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #B8860B

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

sRGB50%#DCC385
OKLab50%#DCC295
OKLCH50%#DCC295

Black #000000

sRGB50%#5C4306
OKLab50%#453001
OKLCH50%#453001

Its complement #618EE0

sRGB50%#8D8A76
OKLab50%#8F8F90
OKLCH50%#CB6B99

In CSS

/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #b8860b, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #b8860b 50%, white);

In use

#B8860B in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

Button labelText, 4.5:16.45:1 Passes
Link and body-size textText, 4.5:13.25:1 Fails
Large headingLarge text, 3:13.25:1 Passes
Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:13.25:1 Passes

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #996E00 4.58:1

Dark page

Button labelText, 4.5:16.45:1 Passes
Link and body-size textText, 4.5:15.75:1 Passes
Large headingLarge text, 3:15.75:1 Passes
Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:15.75:1 Passes

Color vision

How #B8860B looks with color blindness

Tritanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 30.3; protanopia changes it least, 9.6.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

Protanopia

No working red (long-wavelength) cones

#9A8700 ΔE2000 9.6

Noticeable

Reads as soft amber
Deuteranopia

No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

#A69416 ΔE2000 10.1

Distinct

Reads as light soft yellow
Tritanopia

No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

#C97772 ΔE2000 30.3

Distinct

Reads as soft red
Achromatopsia

No cone color vision; lightness only

#8F8F8F ΔE2000 26.2

Distinct

Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #618EE0. Their lightness contrast is only 1.00:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

Vision	The pair	ΔE2000	Verdict
Normal vision	#B8860B · #618EE0	52.0	Stays distinct
Protanopia	#9A8700 · #6C95E3	54.0	Stays distinct
Deuteranopia	#A69416 · #5C89DE	55.9	Stays distinct
Tritanopia	#C97772 · #00A0AC	57.9	Stays distinct
Achromatopsia	#8F8F8F · #8F8F8F	0.0	Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #B8860B

Its complement is #618EE0, a soft blue, on the cool side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio

Base#B8860B
Complement#618EE0

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

−30°#CE763C
Base#B8860B
+30°#939723

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio

Base#B8860B
+120°#00A3AC
+240°#B573C0

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio

Base#B8860B
+150°#019DD2
+210°#927FD9

Split-complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-darkgoldenrod: #b8860b;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        darkgoldenrod: '#b8860b',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-darkgoldenrod: oklch(0.652 0.132 81.6);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "darkgoldenrod": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.7216, 0.5255, 0.0431],
        "hex": "#b8860b"
      },
      "$description": "CSS named color darkgoldenrod"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let darkgoldenrod = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.722, green: 0.525, blue: 0.043, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Darkgoldenrod = Color(0xFFB8860B)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Tools

Open #B8860B in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.

Dark Goldenrod #B8860B

#B8860B color codes

Contrast: is #B8860B accessible?

Black text on it

White text on it

As text on black

As text on white

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

Adjust #B8860B live

Shades and tints of #B8860B

How vivid #B8860B can get

Mixing #B8860B

#B8860B in an interface

How #B8860B looks with color blindness

Protanopia

Deuteranopia

Tritanopia

Achromatopsia

Pairing check

Color harmonies for #B8860B

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split-complementary

Design tokens

CSS custom property

Tailwind config

Tailwind v4 theme

Design token (W3C DTCG)

SwiftUI color

Jetpack Compose color

The nearest match in each system

Similar colors

Open #B8860B in the tools