Khaki

#e4e484

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. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Khaki color values

Every conversion for #e4e484, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4e484

RGB228, 228, 132

HSL60, 64%, 71%

HSV60, 42%, 89%

CMYK0%, 0%, 42%, 11%

Lab88.76, -13.51, 46.71

XYZ63.9, 73.65, 32.68

Decimal15000708

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone586 C

Shades of khaki

#dede69 #d8d84e #d2d233 #bbbb29 #a0a023 #85851d #6a6a17 #4f4f11 #34340b #191906

Tints of khaki

#e6e68f #e9e99a #ebeba5 #eeeeaf #f0f0ba #f2f2c5 #f5f5d0 #f7f7db #f9f9e6 #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, 42, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4e484 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 42 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 43 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 #e4e484 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4e484; }
.text { color: #e4e484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e484; }

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 #e4e484 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4e484 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 #e4e484 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 #e4e484 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #e4e484 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.