Dark khaki

#c8ac66

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 #c8ac66, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8ac66
RGB200, 172, 102
HSL43, 47%, 59%
HSV43, 49%, 78%
CMYK0%, 14%, 49%, 22%
Lab71.38, 1.06, 39.56
XYZ40.97, 42.74, 18.66
Decimal13151334
Web safe#cc9966
Pantone465 C
Pantone465 CHex#c8ac66Rgb200 172 102Cmyk0 14 49 22Lab71 1 40Darker#75602aDeep#aa8b3dLighter#d8c79e

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, 14, 49, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8ac66 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 14 49 22
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 17 49 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark khaki in css

Copy #c8ac66 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8ac66; }
.text { color: #c8ac66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8ac66; }

How dark khaki looks on light and dark

Dark khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c8ac66 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.20:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.55:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8ac66 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 #c8ac66 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 #c8ac66 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 #c8ac66 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.