Khaki (8B784B) — 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 #8B784B

RGB rgb(139, 120, 75)

HSL hsl(42°, 30%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:46% K:45%

Luminance 0.1971

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.3:1

Aa — #8B784B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.89:1

Aa — #8B784B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B784B #4B5E8B

Analogous

#8B584B #8B784B #7E8B4B

Triadic

#8B784B #4B8B78 #784B8B

Split-comp.

#8B784B #4B7E8B #584B8B

Tetradic

#8B784B #4B8B58 #4B5E8B #8B4B7E

Monochromatic

#DAD5C8 #B1A68B #817456 #625841 #342F23

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