Khaki (8A7541) — 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 #8A7541

RGB rgb(138, 117, 65)

HSL hsl(43°, 36%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:53% K:46%

Luminance 0.1875

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.47:1

Aa — #8A7541

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.7:1

Aa — #8A7541

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A7541 #41568B

Analogous

#8B5141 #8A7541 #7B8B41

Triadic

#8A7541 #418B76 #76418B

Split-comp.

#8A7541 #417B8B #51418B

Tetradic

#8A7541 #418B51 #41568B #8B417B

Monochromatic

#D9D2BF #B4A47E #81714B #605539 #302B1C

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