Khaki

#f5e97d

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

This is Khaki, a vivid yellow at 54 degrees. 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 #f5e97d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f5e97d

RGB245, 233, 125

HSL54, 86%, 73%

HSV54, 49%, 96%

CMYK0%, 5%, 49%, 4%

Lab91.31, -9.95, 53.49

XYZ70.5, 79.17, 30.97

Decimal16116093

Web safe#ffff66

Pantone100 C

Shades of khaki

#f3e45d #f0de3e #eed91e #dac511 #baa90e #9a8c0c #7b7009 #5b5307 #3c3605 #1c1a02

Tints of khaki

#f6eb88 #f7ed94 #f8ef9f #f8f1aa #f9f3b6 #faf5c1 #fbf6cc #fcf8d8 #fdfae3 #fefcee

Colors that go with khaki

Complementary#7d89f5 Analogous#f5ad7d Analogous#c5f57d Triadic#7df5e9 Triadic#e97df5 Split complementary#7dc5f5 Split complementary#ad7df5

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, 5, 49, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f5e97d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 49 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 49 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 #f5e97d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f5e97d; }
.text { color: #f5e97d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e97d; }

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 #f5e97d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f5e97d 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 #f5e97d 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 #f5e97d 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 #f5e97d are worked out. 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.