Khaki

#faeb9c

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

This is Khaki, a vivid yellow at 50 degrees. 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 #faeb9c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#faeb9c

RGB250, 235, 156

HSL50, 90%, 80%

HSV50, 38%, 98%

CMYK0%, 6%, 38%, 2%

Lab92.64, -5.95, 40.18

XYZ75.13, 82.14, 43.35

Decimal16444316

Web safe#ffff99

Pantone601 C

Shades of khaki

#f8e478 #f6dd55 #f5d531 #f3ce0d #d0b00a #ac9209 #887407 #655505 #413703 #1d1901

Tints of khaki

#fbeeac #fbf0b5 #fcf3c5 #fcf5cd #fdf7d5 #fdf8de #fefae6 #fefcee

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#9cabfa Analogous#fabc9c Analogous#dafa9c Triadic#9cfaeb Triadic#eb9cfa Split complementary#9cdafa Split complementary#bc9cfa

Khaki in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 38, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #faeb9c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 38 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 39 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 #faeb9c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #faeb9c; }
.text { color: #faeb9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faeb9c; }

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 #faeb9c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #faeb9c 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 #faeb9c 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 #faeb9c 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 #faeb9c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.