Dark Gold is a light bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Yellow, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Dark Gold is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Dark Gold is #B59410.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dark Gold has 71%% Red, 58% Green, and 6% Blue.
Dark Gold has 48° Hue, 91% Saturation, and 71% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dark Gold has 48° Hue, 83% Saturation, and 39% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dark Gold has 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 91% yellow, and 29% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#B59410 |
|
RGB |
(181, 148, 16) |
(71%, 58%, 6%) |
HSV |
(48°, 91, 71) |
(13%, 91%, 71%) |
HSL |
(48°, 83, 39) |
(13%, 83%, 39%) |
CMYK |
(0, 18, 91, 29) |
(0%, 18%, 91%, 29%) |
The natural luminance of Dark Gold is 31%, which is low.
Dark Gold has a higher contrast with black than white.
Dark Gold and black have a 7.2:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Dark Gold and white have a 2.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
31% |
AAA (7.2) |
insufficient (2.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Dark Gold paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 43% Yellow, 22% Red, 29% Black, 6% White, as shown below.
Yellow
43%
Red
22%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
29%
White
6%
To mix Dark Gold paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 11% Magenta, 54% Yellow, 29% Black, 6% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
11%
Yellow
54%
Black
29%
White
6%
Colors similar to Dark Gold are: Brown Yellow, Ochre, Yellowy Brown, Yellow Brown, and Dark Goldenrod. Brown Yellow is more yellow and brighter than Dark Gold. Ochre is more orange and brighter than Dark Gold. Yellowy Brown is darker than Dark Gold. Yellow Brown is brighter than Dark Gold. Dark Goldenrod is more orange and brighter and darker than Dark Gold.