Dark khaki

#c6ae70

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

Dark khaki is a mid orange with grounded warmth. 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 #c6ae70, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c6ae70
RGB198, 174, 112
HSL43, 43%, 61%
HSV43, 43%, 78%
CMYK0%, 12%, 43%, 22%
Lab71.86, 0.16, 34.95
XYZ41.35, 43.45, 21.54
Decimal13020784
Web safe#cc9966
Pantone465 C
Pantone465 CHex#c6ae70Rgb198 174 112Cmyk0 12 43 22Lab72 0 35Darker#786330Deep#ab8e44Lighter#d8caa6

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, 12, 43, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c6ae70 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 12 43 22
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 15 44 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark khaki in css

Copy #c6ae70 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c6ae70; }
.text { color: #c6ae70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6ae70; }

How dark khaki looks on light and dark

Dark khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c6ae70 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.17:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
9.69:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c6ae70 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 #c6ae70 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 #c6ae70 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

Here is how the numbers for #c6ae70 are worked out. 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.