Dark khaki

#ccb43e

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 strong. 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 #ccb43e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ccb43e
RGB204, 180, 62
HSL50, 58%, 52%
HSV50, 70%, 80%
CMYK0%, 12%, 70%, 20%
Lab73.43, -4.37, 60.53
XYZ42.09, 45.83, 11.18
Decimal13415486
Web safe#cccc33
Pantone103 C
Pantone103 CHex#ccb43eRgb204 180 62Cmyk0 12 70 20Lab73 -4 61Darker#61551aDeep#9a8729Lighter#d6c77b

Shades of dark khaki

#c0a833#ad982e#9b8729#887724#75671f#63561a#504615#3d3610#2b250b#181506

Tints of dark khaki

#d1bb50#d5c262#dac974#dfd086#e4d797#e8dea9#ede5bb#f2eccd#f7f3df#fbfaf1

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#3e56ccAnalogous#cc6d3eAnalogous#9dcc3eTriadic#3eccb4Triadic#b43eccSplit complementary#3e9dccSplit complementary#6d3ecc

Dark khaki in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 12, 70, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ccb43e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 12 70 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 15 68 26
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 #ccb43e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ccb43e; }
.text { color: #ccb43e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb43e; }

How dark khaki looks on light and dark

Dark khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ccb43e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.07:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.17:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ccb43e 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 #ccb43e 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 #ccb43e 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ccb43e is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.