Khaki

#e6e661

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. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Khaki color values

Every conversion for #e6e661, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e6e661

RGB230, 230, 97

HSL60, 73%, 64%

HSV60, 58%, 90%

CMYK0%, 0%, 58%, 10%

Lab89.05, -16.67, 63.2

XYZ63.09, 74.28, 22.32

Decimal15132257

Web safe#ffff66

Pantone603 C

Shades of khaki

#e2e247 #dede2e #cece21 #b4b41c #9a9a18 #818114 #676710 #4e4e0c #343408 #1a1a04

Tints of khaki

#ebeb7e #eded8c #efef9a #f1f1a8 #f4f4b7 #f6f6c5 #f8f8d3 #fafae1 #fdfdf0

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#6161e6 Analogous#e6a361 Analogous#a4e661 Triadic#61e6e6 Triadic#e661e6 Split complementary#61a3e6 Split complementary#a361e6

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, 0, 58, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e6e661 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 58 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 57 16

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #e6e661 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e6e661; }
.text { color: #e6e661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e661; }

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 #e6e661 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e6e661 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 #e6e661 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 #e6e661 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 #e6e661 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.