Dark Goldenrod is the CSS named color #B8860B — rgb(184, 134, 11), hsl(43, 89%, 38%). Its relative luminance is 0.273, giving 3.25:1 against white and 6.45:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #B8860B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 134, 11) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 89%, 38%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.2726 |
| Contrast on white | 3.25:1 large text only |
| Contrast on black | 6.45:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing darkgoldenrod toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
darkgoldenrod is #B8860B, which is rgb(184, 134, 11) and hsl(43, 89%, 38%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Dark Goldenrod has a relative luminance of 0.273 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 3.25:1; against black, 6.45:1.
darkgoldenrod reaches 6.45:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.