Khaki (856C51) — 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 #856C51

RGB rgb(133, 108, 81)

HSL hsl(31°, 24%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:19% Y:39% K:48%

Luminance 0.1646

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.93:1

Aa — #856C51

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.26:1

Aa — #856C51

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#856C51 #516A85

Analogous

#855251 #856C51 #848551

Triadic

#856C51 #51856C #6C5185

Split-comp.

#856C51 #518485 #525185

Tetradic

#856C51 #518552 #516A85 #855184

Monochromatic

#D8D1CB #AC9F91 #7A6C5C #5D5246 #312C25

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