Khaki

#e2d96c

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 55 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 #e2d96c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e2d96c
RGB226, 217, 108
HSL55, 67%, 65%
HSV55, 52%, 89%
CMYK0%, 4%, 52%, 11%
Lab85.44, -11.01, 54.1
XYZ58.88, 66.88, 23.99
Decimal14866796
Web safe#cccc66
Pantone610 C
Pantone610 CHex#e2d96cRgb226 217 108Cmyk0 4 52 11Lab85 -11 54Darker#a09620Deep#d6ca30Lighter#eae5ab

Shades of khaki

Tints of khaki

Colors that go with khaki

Khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 52, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e2d96c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 4 52 11
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 8 52 17
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 #e2d96c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e2d96c; }
.text { color: #e2d96c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d96c; }

How khaki looks on light and dark

Khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e2d96c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.46:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
14.38:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e2d96c 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 #e2d96c 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 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 #e2d96c and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #e2d96c 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.