Khaki

#ecdc6d

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

Khaki color values

Every conversion for #ecdc6d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecdc6d

RGB236, 220, 109

HSL52, 77%, 68%

HSV52, 54%, 93%

CMYK0%, 7%, 54%, 7%

Lab87.06, -8.39, 55.73

XYZ62.95, 70.12, 24.69

Decimal15522925

Web safe#ffcc66

Pantone610 C

Shades of khaki

#e8d551 #e5cf35 #dec61d #c2ad19 #a69416 #8a7b12 #6f620e #534a0b #373107 #1b1804

Tints of khaki

#eedf7a #efe287 #f1e594 #f3e8a1 #f4ecae #f6efbb #f8f2c8 #faf5d5 #fbf8e2 #fdfbef

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#6d7dec Analogous#ec9d6d Analogous#bcec6d Triadic#6decdc Triadic#dc6dec Split complementary#6dbcec Split complementary#9d6dec

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, 7, 54, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecdc6d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 7 54 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 54 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 #ecdc6d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecdc6d; }
.text { color: #ecdc6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdc6d; }

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 #ecdc6d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecdc6d 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 #ecdc6d 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 #ecdc6d 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 #ecdc6d 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.