Khaki

#ffe27d

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

Khaki falls in the yellow band, light and vivid. 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 #ffe27d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffe27d

RGB255, 226, 125

HSL47, 100%, 75%

HSV47, 51%, 100%

CMYK0%, 11%, 51%, 0%

Lab90.38, -2.46, 52.57

XYZ72.14, 77.13, 30.49

Decimal16769661

Web safe#ffcc66

Pantone120 C

Shades of khaki

#ffda5a #ffd237 #ffcb14 #f0bb00 #cda000 #aa8400 #876900 #644e00 #423300 #1f1800

Tints of khaki

#ffe793 #ffea9f #ffecaa #ffefb5 #fff1c0 #fff4cc #fff6d7 #fff9e2 #fffbed

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#7d9aff Analogous#ffa17d Analogous#dbff7d Triadic#7dffe2 Triadic#e27dff Split complementary#7ddbff Split complementary#a17dff

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, 11, 51, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffe27d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 51 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 51 6

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 #ffe27d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffe27d; }
.text { color: #ffe27d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe27d; }

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 #ffe27d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffe27d 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 #ffe27d 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 #ffe27d 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

Here is how the numbers for #ffe27d are worked out. 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.