Khaki (8A7742) — 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 #8A7742

RGB rgb(138, 119, 66)

HSL hsl(44°, 35%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:52% K:46%

Luminance 0.1925

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.38:1

Aa — #8A7742

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.8:1

Aa — #8A7742

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A7742 #42558A

Analogous

#8A5342 #8A7742 #798A42

Triadic

#8A7742 #428A77 #77428A

Split-comp.

#8A7742 #42798A #53428A

Tetradic

#8A7742 #428A53 #42558A #8A4279

Monochromatic

#D9D2BF #B3A580 #80724D #605539 #302B1D

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