Dark khaki

#b4a238

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, grounded 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 #b4a238, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b4a238
RGB180, 162, 56
HSL51, 53%, 46%
HSV51, 69%, 71%
CMYK0%, 10%, 69%, 29%
Lab66.39, -5.65, 55.1
XYZ32.46, 35.83, 8.95
Decimal11838008
Web safe#cc9933
Pantone613 C
Pantone613 CHex#b4a238Rgb180 162 56Cmyk0 10 69 29Lab66 -6 55Darker#474016Deep#7e7127Lighter#cabc6a

Shades of dark khaki

Tints of dark khaki

Colors that go with dark khaki

Dark khaki in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 10, 69, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b4a238 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 10 69 29
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 13 67 35
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 #b4a238 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b4a238; }
.text { color: #b4a238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a238; }

How dark khaki looks on light and dark

Dark khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b4a238 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.57:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.17:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b4a238 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 #b4a238 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #b4a238 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark khaki, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #b4a238 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.