Khaki (857B59) — 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 #857B59

RGB rgb(133, 123, 89)

HSL hsl(46°, 20%, 44%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:33% K:48%

Luminance 0.2017

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.22:1

Aa — #857B59

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.97:1

Aa — #857B59

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#857B59 #5A6487

Analogous

#87665A #857B59 #7B875A

Triadic

#857B59 #5A877C #7C5A87

Split-comp.

#857B59 #5A7B87 #665A87

Tetradic

#857B59 #5A8766 #5A6487 #875A7B

Monochromatic

#DAD8D2 #ACA89A #7B7665 #5F5B4E #35332C

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