Khaki (9B8D78) — 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 #9B8D78

RGB rgb(155, 141, 120)

HSL hsl(36°, 15%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:9% Y:23% K:39%

Luminance 0.2791

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.24:1

Aa — #9B8D78

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.47:1

Aa — #9B8D78

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#9B8D78 #78869B

Analogous

#9B7C78 #9B8D78 #989B78

Triadic

#9B8D78 #789B8D #8D789B

Split-comp.

#9B8D78 #78989B #7C789B

Tetradic

#9B8D78 #789B7C #78869B #9B7898

Monochromatic

#252422 #5B5852 #908B84 #A8A49F #CCCAC7

Suggested palettes for this hue.

Pastel 80s View all →

Sahara View all →

Pearl Zen View all →