Khaki (8C6A4A) — 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 #8C6A4A

RGB rgb(140, 106, 74)

HSL hsl(29°, 31%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:47% K:45%

Luminance 0.1653

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.91:1

Aa — #8C6A4A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.28:1

Aa — #8C6A4A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C6A4A #4A6C8C

Analogous

#8C4A4B #8C6A4A #8C8B4A

Triadic

#8C6A4A #4A8C6A #6A4A8C

Split-comp.

#8C6A4A #4A8C8B #4A4B8C

Tetradic

#8C6A4A #4B8C4A #4A6C8C #8B4A8C

Monochromatic

#DBD1C7 #B29D8A #826A55 #635140 #342B22

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