Dark khaki

#c3be22

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

This is Dark khaki, a strong yellow at 58 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark khaki color values

Every conversion for #c3be22, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c3be22
RGB195, 190, 34
HSL58, 70%, 45%
HSV58, 83%, 76%
CMYK0%, 3%, 83%, 24%
Lab75.17, -14.53, 71.0
XYZ41.21, 48.54, 8.71
Decimal12828194
Web safe#cccc33
Pantone397 C
Pantone397 CHex#c3be22Rgb195 190 34Cmyk0 3 83 24Lab75 -15 71Darker#49480dDeep#868317Lighter#d9d454

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, 3, 83, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c3be22 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 3 83 24
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 7 80 30
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 #c3be22 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c3be22; }
.text { color: #c3be22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3be22; }

How dark khaki looks on light and dark

Dark khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c3be22 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.96:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.71:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c3be22 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 #c3be22 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 #c3be22 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

Here is how the numbers for #c3be22 are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.