Khaki (856B5A) — 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 #856B5A

RGB rgb(133, 107, 90)

HSL hsl(24°, 19%, 44%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:32% K:48%

Luminance 0.1639

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.94:1

Aa — #856B5A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.25:1

Aa — #856B5A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#856B5A #5B7486

Analogous

#865B5F #856B5A #86815B

Triadic

#856B5A #5B866C #6C5B86

Split-comp.

#856B5A #5B8681 #5B5F86

Tetradic

#856B5A #5F865B #5B7486 #815B86

Monochromatic

#DAD5D3 #ABA29B #7A6E66 #5F554F #35302C

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