Khaki

#c8d37e

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

Khaki is a mid yellow, confident at this saturation. 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.

Khaki color values

Every conversion for #c8d37e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8d37e

RGB200, 211, 126

HSL68, 49%, 66%

HSV68, 40%, 83%

CMYK5%, 0%, 40%, 17%

Lab82.04, -16.61, 40.79

XYZ50.88, 60.37, 28.71

Decimal13161342

Web safe#cccc66

Pantone586 C

Shades of khaki

#becb67 #b5c350 #a7b73e #92a037 #7d892f #687227 #545b1f #3f4517 #2a2e10 #151708

Tints of khaki

#cdd78a #d2db95 #d7dfa1 #dce3ac #e1e7b8 #e6ebc3 #ebefcf #eff3db #f4f7e6 #f9faf2

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#897ed3 Analogous#d3b37e Analogous#9ed37e Triadic#7ec8d3 Triadic#d37ec8 Split complementary#7e9ed3 Split complementary#b37ed3

Khaki in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 5, 0, 40, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8d37e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

5 0 40 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

9 4 41 23

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.

Khaki in css

Copy #c8d37e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8d37e; }
.text { color: #c8d37e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8d37e; }

How khaki looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c8d37e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8d37e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Khaki on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c8d37e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around 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 khaki into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c8d37e 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 khaki, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #c8d37e 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.