Khaki (8E7848) — 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 #8E7848

RGB rgb(142, 120, 72)

HSL hsl(41°, 33%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:49% K:44%

Luminance 0.1993

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.26:1

Aa — #8E7848

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.93:1

Aa — #8E7848

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E7848 #485E8E

Analogous

#8E5548 #8E7848 #818E48

Triadic

#8E7848 #488E78 #78488E

Split-comp.

#8E7848 #48818E #55488E

Tetradic

#8E7848 #488E55 #485E8E #8E4881

Monochromatic

#DCD5C7 #B4A688 #847452 #64583F #352F21

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