Dark khaki

#bbd697

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

This is Dark khaki, a soft green at 86 degrees. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Dark khaki color values

Every conversion for #bbd697, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbd697
RGB187, 214, 151
HSL86, 43%, 72%
HSV86, 29%, 84%
CMYK13%, 0%, 29%, 16%
Lab82.32, -19.83, 28.23
XYZ50.13, 60.89, 38.39
Decimal12310167
Web safe#cccc99
Pantone577 C
Pantone577 CHex#bbd697Rgb187 214 151Cmyk13 0 29 16Lab82 -20 28Darker#769f3fDeep#9ac264Lighter#dce9cc

Shades of dark khaki

Tints of dark khaki

Colors that go with dark khaki

Dark khaki in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 13, 0, 29, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbd697 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
13 0 29 16
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
16 4 31 22
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 #bbd697 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbd697; }
.text { color: #bbd697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd697; }

How dark khaki looks on light and dark

Dark khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bbd697 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.59:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
13.18:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbd697 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 #bbd697 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 #bbd697 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 #bbd697 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 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.