Khaki

#f9ef92

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

Khaki is a light yellow, open 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 #f9ef92, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f9ef92

RGB249, 239, 146

HSL54, 90%, 77%

HSV54, 41%, 98%

CMYK0%, 4%, 41%, 2%

Lab93.43, -9.38, 46.1

XYZ75.12, 83.95, 39.44

Decimal16379794

Web safe#ffff99

Pantone602 C

Shades of khaki

#f7ea6f #f5e54d #f3e02a #ecd70d #cab70b #a79809 #857807 #625905 #403a03 #1d1a02

Tints of khaki

#faf2a4 #fbf3ae #fbf4b7 #fcf6c0 #fcf7c9 #fdf8d2 #fdfadc #fefbe5 #fefdee

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#929cf9 Analogous#f9bc92 Analogous#cff992 Triadic#92f9ef Triadic#ef92f9 Split complementary#92cff9 Split complementary#bb92f9

Khaki in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 41, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f9ef92 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 41 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 42 8

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 #f9ef92 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f9ef92; }
.text { color: #f9ef92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9ef92; }

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 #f9ef92 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f9ef92 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 #f9ef92 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 #f9ef92 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 #f9ef92 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.