Khaki (9E8B57) — 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 #9E8B57

RGB rgb(158, 139, 87)

HSL hsl(44°, 29%, 48%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:45% K:38%

Luminance 0.2692

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.34:1

Aa — #9E8B57

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.28:1

Aa — #9E8B57

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9E8B57 #576A9E

Analogous

#9E6757 #9E8B57 #8D9E57

Triadic

#9E8B57 #579E8B #8B579E

Split-comp.

#9E8B57 #578D9E #67579E

Tetradic

#9E8B57 #579E67 #576A9E #9E578D

Monochromatic

#E6E3DB #BDB59E #928563 #73694E #464030

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