Dark khaki

#bbae0f

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, deep and vivid. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark khaki color values

Every conversion for #bbae0f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbae0f

RGB187, 174, 15

HSL55, 85%, 40%

HSV55, 92%, 73%

CMYK0%, 7%, 92%, 27%

Lab70.09, -10.25, 70.43

XYZ35.72, 40.87, 6.46

Decimal12299791

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone3975 C

Shades of dark khaki

#ab9f0e #9b900c #8b820b #7c730a #6c6409 #5c5507 #4c4706 #3c3805 #2c2904 #1c1a02

Tints of dark khaki

#d6c711 #ecdc18 #efe032 #f1e44d #f3e868 #f5ec83 #f7f09e #f9f4b9 #fcf9d4 #fefdee

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#0f1cbb Analogous#bb580f Analogous#72bb0f Triadic#0fbbae Triadic#ae0fbb Split complementary#0f72bb Split complementary#580fbb

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, 7, 92, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbae0f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 7 92 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 89 33

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 #bbae0f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbae0f; }
.text { color: #bbae0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbae0f; }

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 #bbae0f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbae0f 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 #bbae0f 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 #bbae0f 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 #bbae0f is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.