Khaki (8B7456) — 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 #8B7456

RGB rgb(139, 116, 86)

HSL hsl(34°, 24%, 44%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:38% K:45%

Luminance 0.189

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.44:1

Aa — #8B7456

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.73:1

Aa — #8B7456

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B7456 #556D8B

Analogous

#8B5955 #8B7456 #888B55

Triadic

#8B7456 #558B74 #74558B

Split-comp.

#8B7456 #55888B #59558B

Tetradic

#8B7456 #558B59 #556D8B #8B5588

Monochromatic

#DCD7D0 #B0A596 #807260 #63584B #37312A

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