Khaki (857C53) — 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 #857C53

RGB rgb(133, 124, 83)

HSL hsl(49°, 23%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:7% Y:38% K:48%

Luminance 0.2033

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.2:1

Aa — #857C53

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.01:1

Aa — #857C53

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#857C53 #525B84

Analogous

#846252 #857C53 #748452

Triadic

#857C53 #52847B #7B5284

Split-comp.

#857C53 #527484 #625284

Tetradic

#857C53 #528462 #525B84 #845274

Monochromatic

#D7D5CB #ABA692 #79745D #5C5847 #312F26

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