Khaki

#dcdc5d

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

This is Khaki, a strong yellow at 60 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Khaki color values

Every conversion for #dcdc5d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dcdc5d

RGB220, 220, 93

HSL60, 64%, 61%

HSV60, 58%, 86%

CMYK0%, 0%, 58%, 14%

Lab85.6, -16.08, 60.89

XYZ57.08, 67.19, 20.32

Decimal14474333

Web safe#cccc66

Pantone585 C

Shades of khaki

#d7d746 #d2d22f #bcbc29 #a4a424 #8d8d1f #76761a #5f5f14 #48480f #30300a #191905

Tints of khaki

#dfdf6c #e2e27a #e6e689 #e9e998 #ececa7 #efefb5 #f2f2c4 #f5f5d3 #f9f9e2 #fcfcf0

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#5d5ddc Analogous#dc9d5d Analogous#9ddc5d Triadic#5ddcdc Triadic#dc5ddc Split complementary#5d9cdc Split complementary#9c5ddc

Khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 58, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dcdc5d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 58 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 57 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 #dcdc5d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dcdc5d; }
.text { color: #dcdc5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdc5d; }

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 #dcdc5d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dcdc5d 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 #dcdc5d 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 #dcdc5d 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

Here is how the numbers for #dcdc5d are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.