Khaki (9C8877) — 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 #9C8877

RGB rgb(156, 136, 119)

HSL hsl(28°, 16%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:13% Y:24% K:39%

Luminance 0.265

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.39:1

Aa — #9C8877

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.2:1

Aa — #9C8877

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9C8877 #778B9C

Analogous

#9C7778 #9C8877 #9C9B77

Triadic

#9C8877 #779C88 #88779C

Split-comp.

#9C8877 #779C9B #77789C

Tetradic

#9C8877 #789C77 #778B9C #9B779C

Monochromatic

#262422 #5C5651 #918983 #A9A39E #CDC9C6

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