Khaki

#ecd487

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 46 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 #ecd487, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecd487

RGB236, 212, 135

HSL46, 73%, 73%

HSV46, 43%, 93%

CMYK0%, 10%, 43%, 7%

Lab85.34, -1.98, 41.06

XYZ62.51, 66.67, 32.5

Decimal15520903

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone1215 C

Shades of khaki

#e7c96a #e3bf4c #deb42f #cba220 #ad8b1b #907317 #735c12 #55440d #382d09 #1a1504

Tints of khaki

#eed891 #efdb9c #f1dfa6 #f3e3b1 #f4e7bb #f6eac6 #f8eed0 #f9f2db #fbf6e5 #fdf9f0

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#879fec Analogous#eca287 Analogous#d2ec87 Triadic#87ecd4 Triadic#d487ec Split complementary#87d2ec Split complementary#a287ec

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, 10, 43, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecd487 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 10 43 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 13 44 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Khaki in css

Copy #ecd487 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecd487; }
.text { color: #ecd487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd487; }

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 #ecd487 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecd487 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Khaki on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ecd487 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn khaki into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ecd487 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

Every value on this page for #ecd487 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.