Dark khaki

#bcb462

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 #bcb462, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bcb462
RGB188, 180, 98
HSL55, 40%, 56%
HSV55, 48%, 74%
CMYK0%, 4%, 48%, 26%
Lab72.37, -8.53, 42.56
XYZ39.26, 44.22, 18.02
Decimal12366946
Web safe#cccc66
Pantone618 C
Pantone618 CHex#bcb462Rgb188 180 98Cmyk0 4 48 26Lab72 -9 43Darker#645f2bDeep#968f40Lighter#cec997

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 0, 4, 48, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bcb462 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 4 48 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 8 48 32
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 #bcb462 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bcb462; }
.text { color: #bcb462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb462; }

How dark khaki looks on light and dark

Dark khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bcb462 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.13:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.84:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bcb462 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 #bcb462 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 #bcb462 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

Every value on this page for #bcb462 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.