Khaki (8E6C48) — 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 #8E6C48

RGB rgb(142, 108, 72)

HSL hsl(31°, 33%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:49% K:44%

Luminance 0.1711

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.78:1

Aa — #8E6C48

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.39:1

Aa — #8E6C48

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E6C48 #486A8E

Analogous

#8E4948 #8E6C48 #8D8E48

Triadic

#8E6C48 #488E6C #6C488E

Split-comp.

#8E6C48 #488D8E #49488E

Tetradic

#8E6C48 #488E49 #486A8E #8E488D

Monochromatic

#DCD1C7 #B49F88 #846C52 #64523F #352C21

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