Dark khaki

#a59d64

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

Dark khaki falls in the yellow band, mid and muted. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark khaki color values

Every conversion for #a59d64, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a59d64

RGB165, 157, 100

HSL53, 27%, 52%

HSV53, 39%, 65%

CMYK0%, 5%, 39%, 35%

Lab64.19, -5.68, 30.86

XYZ29.87, 33.03, 16.86

Decimal10853732

Web safe#999966

Pantone5835 C

Shades of dark khaki

#999159 #8a8350 #7b7548 #6c673f #5e5936 #4f4b2e #403d25 #312e1c #222014 #13120b

Tints of dark khaki

#ada672 #b6af81 #beb88f #c6c19d #cfcaac #d7d4ba #dfddc9 #e8e6d7 #f0efe5 #f8f8f4

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#646ca5 Analogous#a57d64 Analogous#8ca564 Triadic#64a59d Triadic#9d64a5 Split complementary#648ca5 Split complementary#7d64a5

Dark khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 39, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a59d64 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 39 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 40 41

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 #a59d64 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a59d64; }
.text { color: #a59d64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59d64; }

How dark khaki looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a59d64 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a59d64 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 #a59d64 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 #a59d64 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #a59d64 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.