Dark khaki

#bdc79b

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

Dark khaki sits in the green range, mid and muted. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Dark khaki color values

Every conversion for #bdc79b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bdc79b

RGB189, 199, 155

HSL74, 28%, 69%

HSV74, 22%, 78%

CMYK5%, 0%, 22%, 22%

Lab78.48, -10.94, 20.93

XYZ47.33, 54.03, 38.95

Decimal12437403

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5787 C

Shades of dark khaki

#afbb86 #a2b072 #94a45d #829051 #6f7b45 #5c6739 #4a522e #373d22 #242817 #12140b

Tints of dark khaki

#c3cca4 #c9d1ad #cfd6b6 #d4dbbe #dae0c7 #e0e5d0 #e6ead9 #ecefe2 #f2f4eb #f7f9f4

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#a59bc7 Analogous#c7bb9b Analogous#a7c79b Triadic#9bbdc7 Triadic#c79bbd Split complementary#9ba7c7 Split complementary#bb9bc7

Dark khaki in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 5, 0, 22, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bdc79b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

5 0 22 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

9 4 24 28

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 #bdc79b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bdc79b; }
.text { color: #bdc79b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc79b; }

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 #bdc79b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bdc79b 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 #bdc79b 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 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 #bdc79b 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 #bdc79b is computed, not guessed. 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.