Khaki

#cece2f

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

This is 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.

Khaki color values

Every conversion for #cece2f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cece2f

RGB206, 206, 47

HSL60, 63%, 50%

HSV60, 77%, 81%

CMYK0%, 0%, 77%, 19%

Lab80.44, -17.43, 72.43

XYZ48.04, 57.47, 11.25

Decimal13553199

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone611 C

Shades of khaki

#bcbc2b #aaaa27 #989823 #86861e #73731a #616116 #4f4f12 #3d3d0e #2b2b0a #191906

Tints of khaki

#d4d441 #d8d855 #dddd68 #e1e17c #e5e58f #eaeaa3 #eeeeb6 #f3f3ca #f7f7dd #fcfcf0

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#2f2fce Analogous#ce7f2f Analogous#7fce2f Triadic#2fcece Triadic#ce2fce Split complementary#2f7ece Split complementary#7e2fce

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, 0, 77, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cece2f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 77 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 75 25

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.

Khaki in css

Copy #cece2f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cece2f; }
.text { color: #cece2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cece2f; }

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 #cece2f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cece2f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Khaki on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cece2f 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn khaki into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cece2f 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

The figures for #cece2f come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.