Khaki

#c9d886

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

Khaki is a mid green that feels confident. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Khaki color values

Every conversion for #c9d886, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c9d886

RGB201, 216, 134

HSL71, 51%, 69%

HSV71, 38%, 85%

CMYK7%, 0%, 38%, 15%

Lab83.57, -17.79, 38.75

XYZ52.95, 63.25, 31.97

Decimal13228166

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone366 C

Shades of khaki

#bed06e #b3c856 #a8c03e #93a836 #7e902e #697827 #54601f #3f4717 #292f0f #141707

Tints of khaki

#cedb91 #d3df9c #d7e2a6 #dce6b1 #e1e9bc #e6edc7 #ebf0d1 #eff4dc #f4f7e7 #f9fbf2

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#9586d8 Analogous#d8be86 Analogous#a0d886 Triadic#86c9d8 Triadic#d886c9 Split complementary#86a0d8 Split complementary#be86d8

Khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 7, 0, 38, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c9d886 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 0 38 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 4 39 21

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.

Khaki in css

Copy #c9d886 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c9d886; }
.text { color: #c9d886; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d886; }

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 #c9d886 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c9d886 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Khaki on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c9d886 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn khaki into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c9d886 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

The figures for #c9d886 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.