Dark khaki

#aca412

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 #aca412, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aca412

RGB172, 164, 18

HSL57, 81%, 37%

HSV57, 90%, 67%

CMYK0%, 5%, 90%, 33%

Lab66.03, -11.66, 66.2

XYZ30.4, 35.37, 5.8

Decimal11314194

Web safe#999900

Pantone398 C

Shades of dark khaki

#9e9610 #8f880f #817b0d #726d0c #645f0a #555109 #474407 #393606 #2a2804 #1c1a03

Tints of dark khaki

#c7be15 #e3d818 #e9e02f #ece44b #efe866 #f2ec81 #f5f09d #f8f4b8 #faf8d3 #fdfdef

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#121aac Analogous#ac5712 Analogous#67ac12 Triadic#12aca4 Triadic#a412ac Split complementary#1267ac Split complementary#5712ac

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, 5, 90, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aca412 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 90 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 87 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark khaki in css

Copy #aca412 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aca412; }
.text { color: #aca412; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca412; }

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 #aca412 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aca412 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 #aca412 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 #aca412 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 #aca412 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.