Khaki

#dfcd68

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 51 degrees. 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 #dfcd68, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfcd68

RGB223, 205, 104

HSL51, 65%, 64%

HSV51, 53%, 87%

CMYK0%, 8%, 53%, 13%

Lab82.03, -6.48, 51.91

XYZ54.76, 60.35, 21.86

Decimal14667112

Web safe#cccc66

Pantone458 C

Shades of khaki

#dac550 #d5bd37 #c4ad2a #ac9724 #94821f #7b6c1a #635715 #4a4110 #322c0b #191605

Tints of khaki

#e2d276 #e5d683 #e8db91 #ebdf9f #ede4ac #f0e8ba #f3edc7 #f6f1d5 #f9f6e3 #fcfaf0

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#687adf Analogous#df9268 Analogous#b5df68 Triadic#68dfcd Triadic#cd68df Split complementary#68b5df Split complementary#9268df

Khaki in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 8, 53, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfcd68 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 8 53 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 11 53 19

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 #dfcd68 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfcd68; }
.text { color: #dfcd68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfcd68; }

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 #dfcd68 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfcd68 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 #dfcd68 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 #dfcd68 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 #dfcd68 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 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.