Khaki

#dcdb5a

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. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Khaki color values

Every conversion for #dcdb5a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dcdb5a

RGB220, 219, 90

HSL60, 65%, 61%

HSV60, 59%, 86%

CMYK0%, 0%, 59%, 14%

Lab85.31, -15.8, 61.86

XYZ56.69, 66.62, 19.54

Decimal14474074

Web safe#cccc66

Pantone585 C

Shades of khaki

#d7d643 #d2d02c #bbb928 #a4a323 #8c8c1e #757519 #5e5e14 #47470f #30300a #191905

Tints of khaki

#dfde69 #e2e278 #e6e587 #e9e896 #eceba5 #efefb4 #f2f2c3 #f6f5d2 #f9f9e1 #fcfcf0

Colors that go with khaki

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Khaki in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 59, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dcdb5a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 59 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 58 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 #dcdb5a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dcdb5a; }
.text { color: #dcdb5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdb5a; }

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 #dcdb5a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dcdb5a 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 #dcdb5a 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 #dcdb5a 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 #dcdb5a 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.