Khaki is the CSS named color #F0E68C — rgb(240, 230, 140), hsl(54, 77%, 75%). Its relative luminance is 0.770, giving 1.28:1 against white and 16.40:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #F0E68C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 230, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 77%, 75%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.7701 |
| Contrast on white | 1.28:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 16.40:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing khaki toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
khaki is #F0E68C, which is rgb(240, 230, 140) and hsl(54, 77%, 75%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Khaki has a relative luminance of 0.770 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.28:1; against black, 16.40:1.
khaki reaches 16.40:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.