Dark khaki

#aba40b

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

This is Dark khaki, a vivid yellow at 57 degrees. 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 #aba40b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aba40b

RGB171, 164, 11

HSL57, 88%, 36%

HSV57, 94%, 67%

CMYK0%, 4%, 94%, 33%

Lab65.93, -12.22, 67.2

XYZ30.13, 35.23, 5.53

Decimal11248651

Web safe#999900

Pantone398 C

Shades of dark khaki

#9d960a #8f8909 #807b08 #726d07 #646006 #565206 #474505 #393704 #2b2903 #1d1c02

Tints of dark khaki

#c8c00d #e5dc0f #f1e822 #f3eb3f #f5ee5d #f6f17a #f8f497 #faf7b4 #fcfad1 #fefdee

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#0b12ab Analogous#ab540b Analogous#62ab0b Triadic#0baba4 Triadic#a40bab Split complementary#0b62ab Split complementary#540bab

Dark khaki in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 94, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aba40b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 94 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 90 39

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark khaki in css

Copy #aba40b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aba40b; }
.text { color: #aba40b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba40b; }

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 #aba40b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aba40b 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 #aba40b 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 #aba40b 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 #aba40b come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.