Khaki (9B8E78) — 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 #9B8E78

RGB rgb(155, 142, 120)

HSL hsl(38°, 15%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:23% K:39%

Luminance 0.2821

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.21:1

Aa — #9B8E78

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.53:1

Aa — #9B8E78

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9B8E78 #78859B

Analogous

#9B7D78 #9B8E78 #979B78

Triadic

#9B8E78 #789B8E #8E789B

Split-comp.

#9B8E78 #78979B #7D789B

Tetradic

#9B8E78 #789B7D #78859B #9B7897

Monochromatic

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

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