Dark khaki

#bfbb57

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 #bfbb57, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfbb57
RGB191, 187, 87
HSL58, 45%, 55%
HSV58, 54%, 75%
CMYK0%, 2%, 54%, 25%
Lab74.38, -11.87, 50.32
XYZ40.98, 47.31, 15.99
Decimal12565335
Web safe#cccc66
Pantone618 C
Pantone618 CHex#bfbb57Rgb191 187 87Cmyk0 2 54 25Lab74 -12 50Darker#626025Deep#969239Lighter#cfcd8e

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, 2, 54, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfbb57 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 2 54 25
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 6 54 31
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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark khaki in css

Copy #bfbb57 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfbb57; }
.text { color: #bfbb57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbb57; }

How dark khaki looks on light and dark

Dark khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bfbb57 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.01:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
10.46:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfbb57 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 #bfbb57 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 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 #bfbb57 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 #bfbb57 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.