Khaki (8E7548) — 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 #8E7548

RGB rgb(142, 117, 72)

HSL hsl(39°, 33%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:18% Y:49% K:44%

Luminance 0.192

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.39:1

Aa — #8E7548

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.79:1

Aa — #8E7548

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E7548 #48608E

Analogous

#8E5248 #8E7548 #848E48

Triadic

#8E7548 #488E76 #76488E

Split-comp.

#8E7548 #48848E #52488E

Tetradic

#8E7548 #488E52 #48608E #8E4884

Monochromatic

#DCD4C7 #B4A588 #847252 #64573F #352E21

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