Khaki

#ecd35d

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. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Khaki color values

Every conversion for #ecd35d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecd35d
RGB236, 211, 93
HSL50, 79%, 65%
HSV50, 61%, 93%
CMYK0%, 11%, 61%, 7%
Lab84.59, -5.0, 60.15
XYZ59.86, 65.21, 19.79
Decimal15520605
Web safe#ffcc66
Pantone128 C
Pantone128 CHex#ecd35dRgb236 211 93Cmyk0 11 61 7Lab85 -5 60Darker#a78d14Deep#e5c21dLighter#efe2a1

Shades of khaki

Tints of khaki

Colors that go with khaki

Khaki in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 11, 61, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecd35d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 11 61 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 14 60 13
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 #ecd35d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecd35d; }
.text { color: #ecd35d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd35d; }

How khaki looks on light and dark

Khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ecd35d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.50:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
14.04:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecd35d 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 #ecd35d 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 #ecd35d 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

The figures for #ecd35d 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.