Dark khaki

#bbb17f

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 soft. 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 #bbb17f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbb17f
RGB187, 177, 127
HSL50, 31%, 62%
HSV50, 32%, 73%
CMYK0%, 5%, 32%, 27%
Lab71.92, -4.13, 26.92
XYZ40.05, 43.54, 26.37
Decimal12300671
Web safe#cc9966
Pantone4515 C
Pantone4515 CHex#bbb17fRgb187 177 127Cmyk0 5 32 27Lab72 -4 27Darker#70673bDeep#9e9254Lighter#d2ccb0

Shades of dark khaki

Tints of dark khaki

Colors that go with dark khaki

Dark khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 32, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbb17f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 5 32 27
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 9 33 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark khaki in css

Copy #bbb17f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbb17f; }
.text { color: #bbb17f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb17f; }

How dark khaki looks on light and dark

Dark khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bbb17f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.16:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.71:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbb17f 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 #bbb17f 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 #bbb17f 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bbb17f 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.