Dark khaki

#a8ad21

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

This is Dark khaki, a strong yellow at 62 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark khaki color values

Every conversion for #a8ad21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a8ad21

RGB168, 173, 33

HSL62, 68%, 40%

HSV62, 81%, 68%

CMYK3%, 0%, 81%, 32%

Lab68.26, -17.65, 64.46

XYZ31.37, 38.32, 7.18

Decimal11054369

Web safe#999933

Pantone383 C

Shades of dark khaki

#9a9e1e #8b901b #7d8119 #6f7216 #606313 #525510 #44460d #36370b #272808 #191a05

Tints of dark khaki

#bfc526 #d1d730 #d7dc48 #dce160 #e1e578 #e7ea90 #eceea8 #f1f3c0 #f6f8d8 #fcfcf0

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#2621ad Analogous#ad6c21 Analogous#62ad21 Triadic#21a8ad Triadic#ad21a8 Split complementary#2162ad Split complementary#6c21ad

Dark khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 3, 0, 81, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a8ad21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 0 81 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 4 79 38

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 #a8ad21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a8ad21; }
.text { color: #a8ad21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8ad21; }

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 #a8ad21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a8ad21 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 #a8ad21 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 #a8ad21 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 #a8ad21 are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.