Khaki

#cde16e

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 balanced. 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 #cde16e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cde16e

RGB205, 225, 110

HSL70, 66%, 66%

HSV70, 51%, 88%

CMYK9%, 0%, 51%, 12%

Lab85.98, -23.14, 53.41

XYZ54.92, 67.96, 24.97

Decimal13492590

Web safe#cccc66

Pantone373 C

Shades of khaki

#c4dc55 #bcd73c #aeca2a #98b125 #83971f #6d7e1a #576515 #414c10 #2c330a #161905

Tints of khaki

#d1e47b #d6e688 #dae995 #dfeca2 #e3eeaf #e8f1bc #ecf4c9 #f1f7d6 #f5f9e3 #fafcf0

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#826ee1 Analogous#e1bb6e Analogous#94e16e Triadic#6ecde1 Triadic#e16ecd Split complementary#6e94e1 Split complementary#bb6ee1

Khaki in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 9, 0, 51, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cde16e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 0 51 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 4 51 18

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 #cde16e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cde16e; }
.text { color: #cde16e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde16e; }

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 #cde16e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cde16e 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 #cde16e 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 #cde16e 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 #cde16e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.