Dark khaki

#bab486

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

Dark khaki falls in the yellow band, mid and muted. 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 #bab486, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bab486

RGB186, 180, 134

HSL53, 27%, 63%

HSV53, 28%, 73%

CMYK0%, 3%, 28%, 27%

Lab72.76, -5.19, 24.29

XYZ40.87, 44.8, 29.05

Decimal12235910

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5783 C

Shades of dark khaki

#afa974 #a59d61 #948d55 #827c4a #706a40 #5d5935 #4b472b #383620 #262416 #13130b

Tints of dark khaki

#c0bb91 #c7c29c #cdc8a7 #d3cfb2 #d9d6bd #e0ddc8 #e6e4d3 #eceade #f2f1e9 #f9f8f4

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#868cba Analogous#ba9a86 Analogous#a6ba86 Triadic#86bab4 Triadic#b486ba Split complementary#86a6ba Split complementary#9a86ba

Dark khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 28, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bab486 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 28 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 30 33

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 #bab486 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bab486; }
.text { color: #bab486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab486; }

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 #bab486 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bab486 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 #bab486 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 #bab486 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 #bab486 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 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.