Dark khaki

#9f9956

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark khaki, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark khaki is a mid yellow, balanced at this saturation. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark khaki color values

Every conversion for #9f9956, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9f9956

RGB159, 153, 86

HSL55, 30%, 48%

HSV55, 46%, 62%

CMYK0%, 4%, 46%, 38%

Lab62.36, -7.58, 35.84

XYZ27.37, 30.83, 13.31

Decimal10459478

Web safe#999966

Pantone5835 C

Shades of dark khaki

#918c4e #837e47 #75713f #676338 #595630 #4c4929 #3e3b21 #302e1a #222012 #14130b

Tints of dark khaki

#aba563 #b3ae73 #bcb783 #c5c193 #cdcaa3 #d6d3b3 #dfdcc3 #e7e6d3 #f0efe3 #f9f8f3

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#565c9f Analogous#9f7556 Analogous#809f56 Triadic#569f99 Triadic#99569f Split complementary#56809f Split complementary#75569f

Dark khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 46, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9f9956 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 46 38

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 46 44

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark khaki in css

Copy #9f9956 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9f9956; }
.text { color: #9f9956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9956; }

How dark khaki looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9f9956 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9f9956 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark khaki on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #9f9956 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark khaki? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark khaki into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #9f9956 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark khaki, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #9f9956 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.