Khaki

#e2e481

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

Khaki is a light yellow, soft at this saturation. 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 #e2e481, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e2e481

RGB226, 228, 129

HSL61, 65%, 70%

HSV61, 43%, 89%

CMYK1%, 0%, 43%, 11%

Lab88.56, -14.59, 47.89

XYZ63.07, 73.24, 31.58

Decimal14869633

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone586 C

Shades of khaki

#dcde66 #d6d84b #cfd330 #b8ba28 #9da022 #83851c #686a17 #4e4f11 #33340b #191905

Tints of khaki

#e5e68c #e7e997 #eaeba2 #eceeae #eff0b9 #f1f2c4 #f4f5cf #f6f7da #f9f9e5 #fcfcf0

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#8381e4 Analogous#e4b581 Analogous#b0e481 Triadic#81e2e4 Triadic#e481e2 Split complementary#81b0e4 Split complementary#b581e4

Khaki in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 43, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e2e481 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 43 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 44 17

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 #e2e481 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e2e481; }
.text { color: #e2e481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e481; }

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 #e2e481 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e2e481 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 #e2e481 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 #e2e481 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 #e2e481 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.