Khaki (8E7E48) — 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 #8E7E48

RGB rgb(142, 126, 72)

HSL hsl(46°, 33%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:49% K:44%

Luminance 0.2148

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.02:1

Aa — #8E7E48

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.23:1

Aa — #8E7E48

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E7E48 #48588E

Analogous

#8E5B48 #8E7E48 #7C8E48

Triadic

#8E7E48 #488E7E #7E488E

Split-comp.

#8E7E48 #487C8E #5B488E

Tetradic

#8E7E48 #488E5B #48588E #8E487C

Monochromatic

#DCD7C7 #B4AA88 #847852 #645C3F #353121

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