Khaki (857551) — 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 #857551

RGB rgb(133, 117, 81)

HSL hsl(42°, 24%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:39% K:48%

Luminance 0.1854

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.51:1

Aa — #857551

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.66:1

Aa — #857551

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#857551 #516185

Analogous

#855C51 #857551 #7B8551

Triadic

#857551 #518575 #755185

Split-comp.

#857551 #517B85 #5C5185

Tetradic

#857551 #51855C #516185 #85517B

Monochromatic

#D8D4CB #ACA491 #7A715C #5D5646 #312E25

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