Khaki (8A6A4C) — 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 #8A6A4C

RGB rgb(138, 106, 76)

HSL hsl(29°, 29%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:45% K:46%

Luminance 0.1638

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.95:1

Aa — #8A6A4C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.25:1

Aa — #8A6A4C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A6A4C #4C6C8A

Analogous

#8A4C4D #8A6A4C #8A894C

Triadic

#8A6A4C #4C8A6A #6A4C8A

Split-comp.

#8A6A4C #4C8A89 #4C4D8A

Tetradic

#8A6A4C #4D8A4C #4C6C8A #894C8A

Monochromatic

#DAD1C8 #B19D8C #7F6A57 #615142 #342B23

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