Dark khaki

#b6ae54

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 #b6ae54, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b6ae54

RGB182, 174, 84

HSL55, 40%, 52%

HSV55, 54%, 71%

CMYK0%, 4%, 54%, 29%

Lab70.08, -9.16, 46.57

XYZ36.03, 40.86, 14.37

Decimal11972180

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone618 C

Shades of dark khaki

#aaa249 #999241 #89833a #787333 #68632c #575325 #47441e #363417 #262410 #151409

Tints of dark khaki

#bdb664 #c4bd74 #cac584 #d1cc93 #d8d4a3 #dfdbb3 #e5e3c3 #ecead3 #f3f2e3 #faf9f2

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#545cb6 Analogous#b67d54 Analogous#8db654 Triadic#54b6ae Triadic#ae54b6 Split complementary#548db6 Split complementary#7d54b6

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, 4, 54, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b6ae54 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 54 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 54 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark khaki in css

Copy #b6ae54 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b6ae54; }
.text { color: #b6ae54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6ae54; }

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 #b6ae54 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b6ae54 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 #b6ae54 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 #b6ae54 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

Every value on this page for #b6ae54 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.