Dark khaki

#b4b921

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

This is Dark khaki, a strong yellow at 62 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark khaki color values

Every conversion for #b4b921, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b4b921

RGB180, 185, 33

HSL62, 70%, 43%

HSV62, 82%, 73%

CMYK3%, 0%, 82%, 27%

Lab72.57, -18.51, 68.56

XYZ36.45, 44.51, 8.11

Decimal11843873

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone583 C

Shades of dark khaki

#a5a91e #95991b #868918 #767916 #676913 #575a10 #484a0d #383a0a #292a07 #191a05

Tints of dark khaki

#cbd025 #d6db36 #dadf4d #dfe364 #e4e87c #e9ec93 #eef0aa #f2f4c1 #f7f8d9 #fcfcf0

Colors that go with dark khaki

Complementary#2621b9 Analogous#b97221 Analogous#68b921 Triadic#21b4b9 Triadic#b921b4 Split complementary#2168b9 Split complementary#7221b9

Dark khaki in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 3, 0, 82, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b4b921 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 0 82 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 4 79 33

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 #b4b921 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b4b921; }
.text { color: #b4b921; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b921; }

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 #b4b921 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b4b921 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 #b4b921 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 #b4b921 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

The figures for #b4b921 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.