Khaki (8E7748) — 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 #8E7748

RGB rgb(142, 119, 72)

HSL hsl(40°, 33%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:16% Y:49% K:44%

Luminance 0.1968

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.3:1

Aa — #8E7748

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.88:1

Aa — #8E7748

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E7748 #485F8E

Analogous

#8E5448 #8E7748 #838E48

Triadic

#8E7748 #488E77 #77488E

Split-comp.

#8E7748 #48838E #54488E

Tetradic

#8E7748 #488E54 #485F8E #8E4883

Monochromatic

#DCD5C7 #B4A688 #847352 #64583F #352F21

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