Khaki (897B4D) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Khaki"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Khaki pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #897B4D

RGB rgb(137, 123, 77)

HSL hsl(46°, 28%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:44% K:46%

Luminance 0.2032

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.2:1

Aa — #897B4D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5:1

Aa — #897B4D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#897B4D #4D5B89

Analogous

#895D4D #897B4D #79894D

Triadic

#897B4D #4D897B #7B4D89

Split-comp.

#897B4D #4D7989 #5D4D89

Tetradic

#897B4D #4D895D #4D5B89 #894D79

Monochromatic

#D9D6C9 #B0A78D #7E7558 #605943 #333024

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