Dark Gold Color
Dark Gold is a yellow color with hex code #B59410. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with dark gold, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Dark Gold Color Values
What Does Dark Gold Mean?
Dark Gold belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Dark Gold sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Dark Gold is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: deep yellow, #AF8D13). It is also known as Faint Gold.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Dark Gold
Dark Gold and #1031B7 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #B74210 and #85B710, which sit beside dark gold on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair dark gold with triadic partners #10B796 and #9610B7. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Baby Shit Brown —
#AD900D(Delta E 3) - Yellow Brown —
#B79400(Delta E 3) - Baby Poo —
#AB9004(Delta E 3) - Brown Yellow —
#B29705(Delta E 4) - Yellowy Brown —
#AE8B0C(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #B59410; }
.background { background-color: #B59410; }
.border { border: 2px solid #B59410; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #B5941040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for dark gold?
Dark Gold has the hex code #B59410. In RGB notation it is rgb(181, 148, 16), in HSL it is hsl(48, 84%, 39%), and its OKLCH value is 0.678, 0.135, 92.4.
What does the color dark gold mean?
Yellow-family colors like dark gold carry distinct psychological associations. Dark Gold belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Dark Gold sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with dark gold?
Dark Gold has three easy routes: its complement #1031B7 for punch, its neighbors #B74210 and #85B710 for something calmer, or triadic partners #10B796 and #9610B7 when you want energy.
Is dark gold a standard web color?
No — Dark Gold is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #B59410 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make dark gold lighter or darker?
To lighten dark gold, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FBF2D0 (lightest tint) to #211B03 (darkest shade).
About Dark Gold
Dark Gold is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has alternative names including Faint Gold. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #B59410 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.