Dark khaki

#c5b91e

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 56 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 #c5b91e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c5b91e

RGB197, 185, 30

HSL56, 74%, 45%

HSV56, 85%, 77%

CMYK0%, 6%, 85%, 23%

Lab73.97, -11.23, 71.03

XYZ40.61, 46.66, 8.09

Decimal12957982

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone612 C

Shades of dark khaki

#b4a91b #a39919 #928916 #817914 #706911 #5f590e #4e490c #3d3909 #2c2907 #1b1904

Tints of dark khaki

#dccf22 #e1d437 #e4d94e #e8de65 #ebe37c #efe893 #f2edaa #f6f2c1 #f9f7d8 #fdfcf0

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#1e2ac5 Analogous#c5651e Analogous#7ec51e Triadic#1ec5b9 Triadic#b91ec5 Split complementary#1e7ec5 Split complementary#661ec5

Dark khaki in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 85, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c5b91e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 85 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 82 29

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #c5b91e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c5b91e; }
.text { color: #c5b91e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b91e; }

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 #c5b91e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c5b91e 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 #c5b91e 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 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 #c5b91e 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 #c5b91e 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.