Khaki

#cbec8a

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

Khaki sits in the green range, light and strong. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Khaki color values

Every conversion for #cbec8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbec8a

RGB203, 236, 138

HSL80, 72%, 73%

HSV80, 42%, 93%

CMYK14%, 0%, 42%, 7%

Lab89.17, -26.28, 43.92

XYZ59.21, 74.52, 35.31

Decimal13364362

Web safe#ccff99

Pantone373 C

Shades of khaki

#bee76c #b1e24f #a4de31 #92cc21 #7dae1c #689017 #537313 #3d550e #283809 #131a04

Tints of khaki

#d0ee94 #d4ef9e #d9f1a8 #ddf3b3 #e2f4bd #e6f6c7 #ebf8d1 #eff9db #f4fbe5 #f8fdf0

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#ab8aec Analogous#ecdc8a Analogous#9aec8a Triadic#8acbec Triadic#ec8acb Split complementary#8a9aec Split complementary#dc8aec

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 14, 0, 42, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbec8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 0 42 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 4 43 13

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 #cbec8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbec8a; }
.text { color: #cbec8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbec8a; }

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 #cbec8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbec8a 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 #cbec8a 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 #cbec8a 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

Here is how the numbers for #cbec8a are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.