Dark khaki

#bdbfa3

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

This is Dark khaki, a muted yellow at 64 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 #bdbfa3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bdbfa3

RGB189, 191, 163

HSL64, 18%, 69%

HSV64, 15%, 75%

CMYK1%, 0%, 15%, 25%

Lab76.51, -5.55, 13.91

XYZ46.23, 50.72, 42.0

Decimal12435363

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5793 C

Shades of dark khaki

#afb290 #a2a47d #94976a #82845c #6f714f #5c5e42 #4a4b34 #373827 #24251a #12120d

Tints of dark khaki

#c3c5ab #c9cab3 #cfd0bb #d4d6c4 #dadbcc #e0e1d4 #e6e7dc #ecece4 #f2f2ec #f7f8f4

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#a5a3bf Analogous#bfb3a3 Analogous#afbfa3 Triadic#a3bdbf Triadic#bfa3bd Split complementary#a3afbf Split complementary#b3a3bf

Dark khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 15, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bdbfa3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 15 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 18 31

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 #bdbfa3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bdbfa3; }
.text { color: #bdbfa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbfa3; }

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 #bdbfa3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bdbfa3 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 #bdbfa3 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 #bdbfa3 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 #bdbfa3 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.