Khaki

#f5e28f

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

Khaki falls in the yellow band, light and vivid. 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 #f5e28f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f5e28f

RGB245, 226, 143

HSL49, 84%, 76%

HSV49, 42%, 96%

CMYK0%, 8%, 42%, 4%

Lab89.76, -4.74, 42.86

XYZ69.81, 75.79, 36.94

Decimal16114319

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone127 C

Shades of khaki

#f2da6e #efd14d #ecc92d #e1bb14 #c0a011 #9f840e #7f690b #5e4e08 #3d3305 #1c1703

Tints of khaki

#f6e499 #f7e7a2 #f8e9ac #f8ecb5 #f9eebf #faf1c8 #fbf3d2 #fcf6db #fdf8e5 #fefbef

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#8fa2f5 Analogous#f5af8f Analogous#d5f58f Triadic#8ff5e2 Triadic#e28ff5 Split complementary#8fd5f5 Split complementary#af8ff5

Khaki in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 8, 42, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f5e28f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 8 42 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 11 43 10

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 #f5e28f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f5e28f; }
.text { color: #f5e28f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e28f; }

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 #f5e28f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f5e28f 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 #f5e28f 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 #f5e28f 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 #f5e28f is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.