Khaki

#ebda8b

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for khaki, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Khaki is a light yellow, relaxed at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Khaki color values

Every conversion for #ebda8b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ebda8b

RGB235, 218, 139

HSL49, 71%, 73%

HSV49, 41%, 92%

CMYK0%, 7%, 41%, 8%

Lab86.83, -5.02, 40.95

XYZ63.99, 69.67, 34.5

Decimal15456907

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone460 C

Shades of khaki

#e6d16e #e1c750 #dcbe33 #caac23 #ad931e #8f7a19 #726114 #55480f #372f0a #1a1605

Tints of khaki

#eee09f #f0e4a9 #f2e7b3 #f4eabd #f5edc7 #f7f1d2 #f9f4dc #fbf7e6 #fcfaf0

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#8b9ceb Analogous#ebaa8b Analogous#cceb8b Triadic#8bebda Triadic#da8beb Split complementary#8bcceb Split complementary#aa8beb

Khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 7, 41, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ebda8b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 7 41 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 42 14

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 #ebda8b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ebda8b; }
.text { color: #ebda8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebda8b; }

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 #ebda8b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ebda8b 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 #ebda8b 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 #ebda8b 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 #ebda8b are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.