Khaki (857A51) — 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 #857A51

RGB rgb(133, 122, 81)

HSL hsl(47°, 24%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:39% K:48%

Luminance 0.1978

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.29:1

Aa — #857A51

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.9:1

Aa — #857A51

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#857A51 #515D85

Analogous

#856051 #857A51 #768551

Triadic

#857A51 #51857A #7A5185

Split-comp.

#857A51 #517685 #605185

Tetradic

#857A51 #518560 #515D85 #855176

Monochromatic

#D8D5CB #ACA691 #7A745C #5D5846 #312F25

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