Khaki

#dfd285

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 51 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Khaki color values

Every conversion for #dfd285, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfd285

RGB223, 210, 133

HSL51, 58%, 70%

HSV51, 40%, 87%

CMYK0%, 6%, 40%, 13%

Lab83.69, -6.31, 39.75

XYZ57.71, 63.47, 31.4

Decimal14668421

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone459 C

Shades of khaki

#d8c86b #d1bf51 #cbb538 #b3a02f #998928 #7f7221 #665b1b #4c4414 #322d0d #181606

Tints of khaki

#e2d690 #e5da9b #e7dea5 #eae2b0 #ede6bb #f0eac6 #f3eed1 #f6f2db #f8f6e6 #fbfaf1

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#8592df Analogous#dfa585 Analogous#bfdf85 Triadic#85dfd2 Triadic#d285df Split complementary#85bfdf Split complementary#a585df

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, 6, 40, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfd285 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 40 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 41 19

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 #dfd285 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfd285; }
.text { color: #dfd285; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd285; }

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 #dfd285 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfd285 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 #dfd285 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 #dfd285 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

Every value on this page for #dfd285 is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.