Khaki (8E7048) — 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 #8E7048

RGB rgb(142, 112, 72)

HSL hsl(34°, 33%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:49% K:44%

Luminance 0.1801

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.6:1

Aa — #8E7048

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.56:1

Aa — #8E7048

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#8E7048 #48668E

Analogous

#8E4C48 #8E7048 #8A8E48

Triadic

#8E7048 #488E70 #70488E

Split-comp.

#8E7048 #488A8E #4C488E

Tetradic

#8E7048 #488E4C #48668E #8E488A

Monochromatic

#DCD3C7 #B4A188 #846E52 #64543F #352D21

Suggested palettes for this hue.

Coral Sea View all →

Moss & Stone View all →

Tech Blue View all →