Khaki (9B9178) — 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 #9B9178

RGB rgb(155, 145, 120)

HSL hsl(43°, 15%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:6% Y:23% K:39%

Luminance 0.2914

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.13:1

Aa — #9B9178

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.72:1

Aa — #9B9178

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9B9178 #78829B

Analogous

#9B8078 #9B9178 #949B78

Triadic

#9B9178 #789B91 #91789B

Split-comp.

#9B9178 #78949B #80789B

Tetradic

#9B9178 #789B80 #78829B #9B7894

Monochromatic

#252422 #5B5952 #908C84 #A8A59F #CCCBC7

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