Khaki

#cdcc3c

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

Khaki falls in the yellow band, mid and strong. 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 #cdcc3c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cdcc3c
RGB205, 204, 60
HSL60, 59%, 52%
HSV60, 71%, 80%
CMYK0%, 0%, 71%, 20%
Lab79.89, -16.31, 67.69
XYZ47.59, 56.49, 12.67
Decimal13487164
Web safe#cccc33
Pantone611 C
Pantone611 CHex#cdcc3cRgb205 204 60Cmyk0 0 71 20Lab80 -16 68Darker#616119Deep#9a9928Lighter#d6d67a

Shades of khaki

Tints of khaki

Colors that go with khaki

Khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 71, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cdcc3c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 0 71 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 4 69 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.

Khaki in css

Copy #cdcc3c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cdcc3c; }
.text { color: #cdcc3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcc3c; }

How khaki looks on light and dark

Khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cdcc3c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.71:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
12.30:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdcc3c 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 #cdcc3c 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 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 #cdcc3c and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from khaki, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #cdcc3c is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.