CSS named color

Dark Goldenrod #B8860B

Dark Goldenrod is vivid orange. Below: every color format, WCAG contrast against black and white, its tints, shades and tones, and the harmonies that pair with it.

Color values

Contrast & accessibility

WCAG contrast ratio of Dark Goldenrod used as a foreground on white and black backgrounds.

Aa The quick brown fox
3.25:1

On white

AA ✕ AAA ✕ AA Large ✓
Aa The quick brown fox
6.45:1

On black

AA ✓ AAA ✕ AA Large ✓

Tints, shades & tones

Systematic variations of Dark Goldenrod — click any swatch to copy its hex.

Tintsmixed toward white
Shadesmixed toward black
Tonesmixed toward gray

Color harmonies

Palettes built from Dark Goldenrod by rotating its hue. Each swatch links to its closest named color.

Complementary

#B8860B ≈ Chocolate #0B3CB7 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

Analogous

#B7300B ≈ Firebrick #B8860B ≈ Chocolate #92B70B ≈ Yellow Green

Triadic

#B8860B ≈ Chocolate #0BB786 ≈ Light Sea Green #860BB7 ≈ Dark Violet

Split-complementary

#B8860B ≈ Chocolate #0B92B7 ≈ Light Sea Green #300BB7 ≈ Medium Blue

Tetradic

#B8860B ≈ Chocolate #0BB730 ≈ Lime Green #0B3CB7 ≈ Dark Slate Blue #B70B92 ≈ Medium Violet Red

Use Dark Goldenrod in your stack

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

Works for any property: text-[#b8860b], border-[#b8860b].

CSS custom property

Reference it anywhere with var(--color).

Build a full theme

Turn Dark Goldenrod into a complete shadcn/ui palette — light & dark, contrast-checked, one-command install.

Extract a theme →

Similar named colors

Chocolate #D2691E Peru #CD853F Goldenrod #DAA520 Olive #808000 Dark Orange #FF8C00 Sienna #A0522D

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