Khaki (8E6D48) — 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 #8E6D48

RGB rgb(142, 109, 72)

HSL hsl(32°, 33%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:49% K:44%

Luminance 0.1734

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.74:1

Aa — #8E6D48

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.43:1

Aa — #8E6D48

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E6D48 #48698E

Analogous

#8E4A48 #8E6D48 #8C8E48

Triadic

#8E6D48 #488E6D #6D488E

Split-comp.

#8E6D48 #488C8E #4A488E

Tetradic

#8E6D48 #488E4A #48698E #8E488C

Monochromatic

#DCD2C7 #B4A088 #846D52 #64533F #352C21

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