Dark khaki

#a9a90e

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

Dark khaki is a deep yellow, rich at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark khaki color values

Every conversion for #a9a90e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a9a90e

RGB169, 169, 14

HSL60, 85%, 36%

HSV60, 92%, 66%

CMYK0%, 0%, 92%, 34%

Lab67.16, -15.65, 67.64

XYZ30.63, 36.84, 5.91

Decimal11118862

Web safe#999900

Pantone398 C

Shades of dark khaki

#9b9b0d #8d8d0c #7f7f0b #717109 #636308 #555507 #464606 #383805 #2a2a04 #1c1c02

Tints of dark khaki

#c6c610 #e2e213 #eded27 #efef43 #f2f260 #f4f47c #f7f799 #f9f9b5 #fbfbd2 #fefeef

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#0e0ea9 Analogous#a95b0e Analogous#5ca90e Triadic#0ea9a9 Triadic#a90ea9 Split complementary#0e5ba9 Split complementary#5b0ea9

Dark khaki in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 92, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a9a90e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 92 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 89 40

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #a9a90e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a9a90e; }
.text { color: #a9a90e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a90e; }

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 #a9a90e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a9a90e 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 #a9a90e 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 #a9a90e 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

The figures for #a9a90e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.