Dark khaki

#c8b54e

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

Dark khaki falls in the yellow band, mid and soft. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark khaki color values

Every conversion for #c8b54e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8b54e

RGB200, 181, 78

HSL51, 53%, 55%

HSV51, 61%, 78%

CMYK0%, 9%, 61%, 22%

Lab73.47, -5.64, 53.63

XYZ41.72, 45.88, 13.86

Decimal13153614

Web safe#cccc66

Pantone618 C

Shades of dark khaki

#c1ac3c #ae9c36 #9b8b30 #897a2a #766925 #63581f #504719 #3d3713 #2a260d #171507

Tints of dark khaki

#cdbc5e #d2c36f #d7c97f #dcd08f #e1d7a0 #e6deb0 #ece5c0 #f1ecd1 #f6f2e1 #fbf9f1

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#4e61c8 Analogous#c8784e Analogous#9ec84e Triadic#4ec8b5 Triadic#b54ec8 Split complementary#4e9ec8 Split complementary#784ec8

Dark khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 9, 61, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8b54e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 9 61 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 12 60 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 #c8b54e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8b54e; }
.text { color: #c8b54e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b54e; }

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 #c8b54e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8b54e 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 #c8b54e 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 #c8b54e 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

Here is how the numbers for #c8b54e are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.