Khaki (8E8F5E) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Khaki"

Earth · Summer

🧠 Psychology

Bright color that captures attention. Symbolizes optimism, clarity and intellect.

✨ Uses

Warnings, lighting, youth fashion, accessories.

Tip

Khaki pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #8E8F5E

RGB rgb(142, 143, 94)

HSL hsl(61°, 21%, 46%)

CMYK C:1% M:0% Y:34% K:44%

Luminance 0.267

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.36:1

Aa — #8E8F5E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.24:1

Aa — #8E8F5E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E8F5E #5D5D8E

Analogous

#8E765D #8E8F5E #748E5D

Triadic

#8E8F5E #5D8D8E #8E5D8D

Split-comp.

#8E8F5E #5D748E #765D8E

Tetradic

#8E8F5E #5D8E76 #5D5D8E #8E5D74

Monochromatic

#DFDFD7 #B2B29F #828268 #666652 #3B3B30

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