Khaki

#dfd556

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 #dfd556, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfd556

RGB223, 213, 86

HSL56, 68%, 61%

HSV56, 61%, 87%

CMYK0%, 4%, 61%, 13%

Lab83.94, -11.84, 62.14

XYZ55.91, 63.95, 18.2

Decimal14669142

Web safe#cccc66

Pantone611 C

Shades of khaki

#dbcf3f #d5c828 #beb224 #a69c1f #8f861b #777017 #605a12 #49440e #312e09 #1a1805

Tints of khaki

#e2d965 #e5dd75 #e8e084 #ebe494 #eee8a3 #f0ecb2 #f3f0c2 #f6f4d1 #f9f7e1 #fcfbf0

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#5660df Analogous#df9156 Analogous#a4df56 Triadic#56dfd5 Triadic#d556df Split complementary#56a5df Split complementary#9056df

Khaki in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 61, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfd556 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 61 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 60 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Khaki in css

Copy #dfd556 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfd556; }
.text { color: #dfd556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd556; }

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 #dfd556 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfd556 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Khaki on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dfd556 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn khaki into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dfd556 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

Every value on this page for #dfd556 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.