Dark khaki

#c5ac6d

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 orange at 43 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Dark khaki color values

Every conversion for #c5ac6d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c5ac6d

RGB197, 172, 109

HSL43, 43%, 60%

HSV43, 45%, 77%

CMYK0%, 13%, 45%, 23%

Lab71.2, 0.51, 35.66

XYZ40.54, 42.48, 20.53

Decimal12954733

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone465 C

Shades of dark khaki

#bda159 #b49547 #a08440 #8c7438 #786430 #655328 #514320 #3d3318 #2a2211 #161209

Tints of dark khaki

#cab47a #d0bb88 #d5c395 #dacaa2 #dfd2b0 #e5d9bd #eae1ca #efe9d8 #f5f0e5 #faf8f2

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#6d86c5 Analogous#c5806d Analogous#b2c56d Triadic#6dc5ac Triadic#ac6dc5 Split complementary#6db2c5 Split complementary#806dc5

Dark khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 45, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c5ac6d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 45 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 45 29

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 #c5ac6d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c5ac6d; }
.text { color: #c5ac6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ac6d; }

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 #c5ac6d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c5ac6d 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 #c5ac6d 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 #c5ac6d 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

The figures for #c5ac6d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.