Dark khaki

#a3a14c

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

This is Dark khaki, a soft yellow at 59 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark khaki color values

Every conversion for #a3a14c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a3a14c
RGB163, 161, 76
HSL59, 36%, 47%
HSV59, 53%, 64%
CMYK0%, 1%, 53%, 36%
Lab64.8, -11.08, 43.89
XYZ29.15, 33.8, 11.82
Decimal10723660
Web safe#999933
Pantone618 C
Pantone618 CHex#a3a14cRgb163 161 76Cmyk0 1 53 36Lab65 -11 44Darker#42411fDeep#727135Lighter#bcba7b

Shades of dark khaki

Tints of dark khaki

Colors that go with dark khaki

Dark 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, 1, 53, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a3a14c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 1 53 36
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 5 53 42
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark khaki in css

Copy #a3a14c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a3a14c; }
.text { color: #a3a14c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a14c; }

How dark khaki looks on light and dark

Dark khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a3a14c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.71:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.76:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a3a14c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark khaki on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a3a14c sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark khaki? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark khaki into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a3a14c and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark khaki, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #a3a14c 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.