Khaki (9C8B52) — 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 #9C8B52

RGB rgb(156, 139, 82)

HSL hsl(46°, 31%, 47%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:47% K:39%

Luminance 0.2663

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.37:1

Aa — #9C8B52

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.23:1

Aa — #9C8B52

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9C8B52 #53649D

Analogous

#9D6753 #9C8B52 #899D53

Triadic

#9C8B52 #539D8C #8C539D

Split-comp.

#9C8B52 #53899D #67539D

Tetradic

#9C8B52 #539D67 #53649D #9D5389

Monochromatic

#E5E2D7 #BDB499 #91855F #72694B #443E2C

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