Khaki (8E7E4E) — 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 #8E7E4E

RGB rgb(142, 126, 78)

HSL hsl(45°, 29%, 43%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:45% K:44%

Luminance 0.2156

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4:1

Aa — #8E7E4E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.24:1

Aa — #8E7E4E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E7E4E #4E5E8D

Analogous

#8D5E4E #8E7E4E #7E8D4E

Triadic

#8E7E4E #4E8D7E #7E4E8D

Split-comp.

#8E7E4E #4E7E8D #5E4E8D

Tetradic

#8E7E4E #4E8D5E #4E5E8D #8D4E7E

Monochromatic

#DCD8CB #B3AA8F #827859 #645C44 #373225

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