Khaki (9C8C6D) — 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 #9C8C6D

RGB rgb(156, 140, 109)

HSL hsl(40°, 19%, 52%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:30% K:39%

Luminance 0.2745

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.29:1

Aa — #9C8C6D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.39:1

Aa — #9C8C6D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9C8C6D #6D7D9C

Analogous

#9C756D #9C8C6D #949C6D

Triadic

#9C8C6D #6D9C8C #8C6D9C

Split-comp.

#9C8C6D #6D949C #756D9C

Tetradic

#9C8C6D #6D9C75 #6D7D9C #9C6D94

Monochromatic

#21201C #59544A #90887A #A7A195 #CAC6BF

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