Dark khaki

#dcc989

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, light and soft. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark khaki color values

Every conversion for #dcc989, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dcc989
RGB220, 201, 137
HSL46, 54%, 70%
HSV46, 38%, 86%
CMYK0%, 9%, 38%, 14%
Lab81.18, -2.43, 34.41
XYZ54.92, 58.8, 32.12
Decimal14469513
Web safe#cccc99
Pantone617 C
Pantone617 CHex#dcc989Rgb220 201 137Cmyk0 9 38 14Lab81 -2 34Darker#a58b31Deep#ccb052Lighter#eae1c2

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, 9, 38, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dcc989 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 9 38 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 12 39 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark khaki in css

Copy #dcc989 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dcc989; }
.text { color: #dcc989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc989; }

How dark khaki looks on light and dark

Dark khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dcc989 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.65:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
12.76:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dcc989 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark khaki on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dcc989 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark khaki into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dcc989 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

Here is how the numbers for #dcc989 are worked out. 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.