Khaki

#e8e856

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

Khaki is a mid yellow, grounded at this saturation. 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 #e8e856, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e8e856

RGB232, 232, 86

HSL60, 76%, 62%

HSV60, 63%, 91%

CMYK0%, 0%, 63%, 9%

Lab89.65, -17.55, 68.42

XYZ63.82, 75.54, 20.02

Decimal15263830

Web safe#ffff66

Pantone603 C

Shades of khaki

#e5e53d #e1e123 #cccc1c #b3b318 #999915 #808011 #67670e #4e4e0b #343407 #1b1b04

Tints of khaki

#eaea65 #ecec75 #eeee84 #f0f093 #f2f2a3 #f5f5b2 #f7f7c1 #f9f9d1 #fbfbe0 #fdfdef

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#5656e8 Analogous#e89f56 Analogous#9fe856 Triadic#56e8e8 Triadic#e856e8 Split complementary#569fe8 Split complementary#9f56e8

Khaki in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 63, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e8e856 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 63 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 62 15

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #e8e856 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e8e856; }
.text { color: #e8e856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e856; }

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 #e8e856 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e8e856 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 #e8e856 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 #e8e856 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 #e8e856 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.