Khaki (8A6D4C) — 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 #8A6D4C

RGB rgb(138, 109, 76)

HSL hsl(32°, 29%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:45% K:46%

Luminance 0.1704

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.8:1

Aa — #8A6D4C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.37:1

Aa — #8A6D4C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A6D4C #4C698A

Analogous

#8A4E4C #8A6D4C #888A4C

Triadic

#8A6D4C #4C8A6D #6D4C8A

Split-comp.

#8A6D4C #4C888A #4E4C8A

Tetradic

#8A6D4C #4C8A4E #4C698A #8A4C88

Monochromatic

#DAD2C8 #B19F8C #7F6C57 #615342 #342C23

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