Khaki

#dbca6e

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

Khaki is a mid yellow, balanced 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.

Khaki color values

Every conversion for #dbca6e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dbca6e

RGB219, 202, 110

HSL51, 60%, 65%

HSV51, 50%, 86%

CMYK0%, 8%, 50%, 14%

Lab80.98, -6.07, 47.7

XYZ53.15, 58.43, 23.23

Decimal14404206

Web safe#cccc66

Pantone458 C

Shades of khaki

#d5c156 #cfb93e #c0a930 #a8942a #907f24 #786a1e #605518 #484012 #302b0c #191606

Tints of khaki

#decf7b #e1d488 #e5d895 #e8dda2 #ebe2af #eee7bc #f2ebc9 #f5f0d7 #f8f5e4 #fbfaf1

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#6e7fdb Analogous#db936e Analogous#b6db6e Triadic#6edbca Triadic#ca6edb Split complementary#6eb6db Split complementary#936edb

Khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 8, 50, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbca6e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 8 50 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 11 50 20

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 #dbca6e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dbca6e; }
.text { color: #dbca6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbca6e; }

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 #dbca6e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbca6e 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 #dbca6e 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 #dbca6e 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 #dbca6e 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.