Dark khaki

#a89f76

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, grounded at this saturation. 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 #a89f76, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a89f76
RGB168, 159, 118
HSL49, 22%, 56%
HSV49, 30%, 66%
CMYK0%, 5%, 30%, 34%
Lab65.3, -3.27, 22.62
XYZ31.82, 34.43, 22.11
Decimal11050870
Web safe#999966
Pantone451 C
Pantone451 CHex#a89f76Rgb168 159 118Cmyk0 5 30 34Lab65 -3 23Darker#585238Deep#837b53Lighter#c2bda3

Shades of dark khaki

#9e9466#90865b#807851#706947#615a3d#514c34#423d2a#322f20#222016#13110c

Tints of dark khaki

#b0a883#b8b18f#c0ba9c#c8c2a8#d0cbb5#d8d4c2#e0ddce#e8e6db#f0efe7#f8f7f4

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#767fa8Analogous#a88676Analogous#98a876Triadic#76a89fTriadic#9f76a8Split complementary#7698a8Split complementary#8676a8

Dark khaki in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 30, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a89f76 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 5 30 34
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 9 32 40
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 #a89f76 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a89f76; }
.text { color: #a89f76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89f76; }

How dark khaki looks on light and dark

Dark khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a89f76 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.66:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.89:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a89f76 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 #a89f76 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #a89f76 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #a89f76 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.