Dark khaki

#d1c489

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

Dark khaki is a mid yellow, grounded at this saturation. 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 #d1c489, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d1c489
RGB209, 196, 137
HSL49, 44%, 68%
HSV49, 34%, 82%
CMYK0%, 6%, 34%, 18%
Lab78.95, -4.16, 31.31
XYZ50.55, 54.84, 31.59
Decimal13747337
Web safe#cccc99
Pantone4525 C
Pantone4525 CHex#d1c489Rgb209 196 137Cmyk0 6 34 18Lab79 -4 31Darker#928239Deep#bdaa56Lighter#e3dcbe

Shades of dark khaki

Tints of dark khaki

Colors that go with dark khaki

Dark khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 34, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d1c489 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 6 34 18
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 10 35 24
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 #d1c489 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d1c489; }
.text { color: #d1c489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c489; }

How dark khaki looks on light and dark

Dark khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d1c489 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.75:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
11.97:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d1c489 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 #d1c489 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 #d1c489 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #d1c489 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.