Khaki (9C8B61) — 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 #9C8B61

RGB rgb(156, 139, 97)

HSL hsl(43°, 23%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:38% K:39%

Luminance 0.269

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.34:1

Aa — #9C8B61

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.28:1

Aa — #9C8B61

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9C8B61 #62739D

Analogous

#9D6F62 #9C8B61 #909D62

Triadic

#9C8B61 #629D8C #8C629D

Split-comp.

#9C8B61 #62909D #6F629D

Tetradic

#9C8B61 #629D6F #62739D #9D6290

Monochromatic

#1D1B16 #565143 #90876F #A69F8C #C8C3B7

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