Khaki (9B8A78) — 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 #9B8A78

RGB rgb(155, 138, 120)

HSL hsl(31°, 15%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:23% K:39%

Luminance 0.2701

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.33:1

Aa — #9B8A78

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.3:1

Aa — #9B8A78

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9B8A78 #78899B

Analogous

#9B7978 #9B8A78 #9B9B78

Triadic

#9B8A78 #789B8A #8A789B

Split-comp.

#9B8A78 #789B9B #79789B

Tetradic

#9B8A78 #789B79 #78899B #9B789B

Monochromatic

#252422 #5B5752 #908A84 #A8A39F #CCCAC7

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