Khaki (9B8B78) — 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 #9B8B78

RGB rgb(155, 139, 120)

HSL hsl(33°, 15%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:23% K:39%

Luminance 0.2731

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.3:1

Aa — #9B8B78

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.36:1

Aa — #9B8B78

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9B8B78 #78889B

Analogous

#9B7A78 #9B8B78 #9A9B78

Triadic

#9B8B78 #789B8B #8B789B

Split-comp.

#9B8B78 #789A9B #7A789B

Tetradic

#9B8B78 #789B7A #78889B #9B789A

Monochromatic

#252422 #5B5752 #908A84 #A8A49F #CCCAC7

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