Dark Khaki Color
Dark Khaki is a yellow color with hex code #9B8F55. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with dark khaki, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Dark Khaki Color Values
What Does Dark Khaki Mean?
Dark Khaki belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Dark Khaki sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Dark Khaki is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: dark grayish yellow, #A18F60). It is also known as Dijonnaise.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Dark Khaki
Dark Khaki and #55619B are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #9B6C55 and #839B55, which sit beside dark khaki on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair dark khaki with triadic partners #559B8F and #8F559B. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Dark Sand —
#A88F59(Delta E 6) - Dark Beige —
#AC9362(Delta E 8) - Barley Corn —
#A68B5B(Delta E 8) - Drab —
#828344(Delta E 8) - Teak —
#B19461(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #9B8F55; }
.background { background-color: #9B8F55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9B8F55; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #9B8F5540; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for dark khaki?
Dark Khaki has the hex code #9B8F55. In RGB notation it is rgb(155, 143, 85), in HSL it is hsl(50, 29%, 47%), and its OKLCH value is 0.647, 0.079, 97.9.
What does the color dark khaki mean?
Yellow-family colors like dark khaki carry distinct psychological associations. Dark Khaki belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Dark Khaki sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with dark khaki?
Dark Khaki has three easy routes: its complement #55619B for punch, its neighbors #9B6C55 and #839B55 for something calmer, or triadic partners #559B8F and #8F559B when you want energy.
Is dark khaki a standard web color?
No — Dark Khaki is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #9B8F55 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make dark khaki lighter or darker?
To lighten dark khaki, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EFECE1 (lightest tint) to #1A180E (darkest shade).
About Dark Khaki
Dark Khaki is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has alternative names including Dijonnaise. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #9B8F55 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.