Dark khaki

#a5a00a

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

This is Dark khaki, a vivid yellow at 58 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark khaki color values

Every conversion for #a5a00a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a5a00a

RGB165, 160, 10

HSL58, 89%, 34%

HSV58, 94%, 65%

CMYK0%, 3%, 94%, 35%

Lab64.29, -12.83, 65.85

XYZ28.14, 33.16, 5.2

Decimal10854410

Web safe#999900

Pantone391 C

Shades of dark khaki

#979309 #8a8608 #7c7808 #6f6b07 #615e06 #535105 #464404 #383603 #2a2903 #1d1c02

Tints of dark khaki

#c3bd0c #e1da0e #f1ea1d #f3ed3b #f5f059 #f7f377 #f9f594 #faf8b2 #fcfbd0 #fefdee

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#0a0fa5 Analogous#a5530a Analogous#5da50a Triadic#0aa5a0 Triadic#a00aa5 Split complementary#0a5da5 Split complementary#520aa5

Dark 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, 3, 94, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a5a00a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 94 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 90 41

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark khaki in css

Copy #a5a00a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a5a00a; }
.text { color: #a5a00a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a00a; }

How dark khaki looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark khaki and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a5a00a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a5a00a 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 #a5a00a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #a5a00a 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 dark khaki, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #a5a00a are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.