Dark khaki

#a8a27c

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, confident 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 #a8a27c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a8a27c

RGB168, 162, 124

HSL52, 20%, 57%

HSV52, 26%, 66%

CMYK0%, 4%, 26%, 34%

Lab66.23, -4.06, 20.59

XYZ32.71, 35.62, 24.22

Decimal11051644

Web safe#999966

Pantone451 C

Shades of dark khaki

#9e976c #908960 #807a55 #716b4b #615c40 #514e36 #423f2c #323021 #222117 #12120c

Tints of dark khaki

#b0ab88 #b8b394 #c0bca0 #c8c4ac #d0cdb8 #d8d5c4 #e0ded0 #e8e6dc #f0efe8 #f8f7f4

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#7c82a8 Analogous#a88c7c Analogous#98a87c Triadic#7ca8a2 Triadic#a27ca8 Split complementary#7c98a8 Split complementary#8c7ca8

Dark khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 26, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a8a27c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 26 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 28 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark khaki in css

Copy #a8a27c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a8a27c; }
.text { color: #a8a27c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a27c; }

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 #a8a27c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a8a27c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark khaki on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a8a27c 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark khaki into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a8a27c 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

Here is how the numbers for #a8a27c are worked out. 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.