Khaki (8E7C48) — 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 #8E7C48

RGB rgb(142, 124, 72)

HSL hsl(45°, 33%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:13% Y:49% K:44%

Luminance 0.2095

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.1:1

Aa — #8E7C48

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.13:1

Aa — #8E7C48

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E7C48 #48598E

Analogous

#8E5948 #8E7C48 #7D8E48

Triadic

#8E7C48 #488E7D #7D488E

Split-comp.

#8E7C48 #487D8E #59488E

Tetradic

#8E7C48 #488E59 #48598E #8E487D

Monochromatic

#DCD6C7 #B4A988 #847752 #645B3F #353021

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