Dark khaki

#bbbc2e

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

This is Dark khaki, a strong yellow at 60 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark khaki color values

Every conversion for #bbbc2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbbc2e

RGB187, 188, 46

HSL60, 61%, 46%

HSV60, 76%, 74%

CMYK1%, 0%, 76%, 26%

Lab74.02, -16.55, 66.34

XYZ38.97, 46.73, 9.55

Decimal12303406

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone397 C

Shades of dark khaki

#abac2a #9a9b26 #8a8b22 #7a7b1e #6a6a1a #595a16 #494a12 #39390e #29290a #181906

Tints of dark khaki

#cdce36 #d2d34b #d7d85f #dcdd74 #e1e289 #e7e79e #ececb2 #f1f1c7 #f6f6dc #fbfbf1

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#2f2ebc Analogous#bc762e Analogous#74bc2e Triadic#2ebbbc Triadic#bc2ebb Split complementary#2e74bc Split complementary#762ebc

Dark khaki in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 76, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbbc2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 76 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 74 32

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 #bbbc2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbbc2e; }
.text { color: #bbbc2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbc2e; }

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 #bbbc2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbbc2e 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 #bbbc2e 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 #bbbc2e 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 #bbbc2e 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.