Khaki (8B7451) — 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 #8B7451

RGB rgb(139, 116, 81)

HSL hsl(36°, 26%, 43%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:42% K:45%

Luminance 0.1882

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.45:1

Aa — #8B7451

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.71:1

Aa — #8B7451

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B7451 #51688A

Analogous

#8A5751 #8B7451 #848A51

Triadic

#8B7451 #518A73 #73518A

Split-comp.

#8B7451 #51848A #57518A

Tetradic

#8B7451 #518A57 #51688A #8A5184

Monochromatic

#DBD5CD #B0A492 #7F715C #625747 #352F27

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