About Khaki color - Meaning, origin, and history
Khaki color is a shade of Tan or Beige, derived from the Persian word for dust. Khaki has been used as a name for this color in English since 1845. The origin of the phrase khaki is in Persian, which means dusty.
Khaki is a color that is associated with military uniforms and combat boots. In sandy and terrain areas, it provides camouflage. Khaki and its color shades like beige or tan are famous in fashion. It is one of the well-suited colors for casual wear like trousers.
What color is Khaki?
Khaki color belongs to the Beige color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Khaki is #C3B091, and the RGB color code is RGB(195, 176, 145).
In the RGB color model, Khaki has a red value of 195, a green value of 176, and a blue value of 145. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 9.7% magenta, 25.6% yellow, and 23.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 37.2° (degrees), 29.4 % saturation, and 66.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Khaki has a hue of 37.2° (degrees), 25.6 % saturation and 76.5 % brightness/value.
Khaki is cool or warm?
The color Khaki is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Khaki? (For interior and product design)
Khaki has an LRV of nearly 44.7. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 44.7 of Khaki with dark and light color
Is Khaki Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Khaki meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Khaki color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #C3B091
- Red
- C3
- Green
- B0
- Blue
- 91
- Red
- 195 (76.5%)
- Green
- 176 (69.0%)
- Blue
- 145 (56.9%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 9.74%
- Yellow
- 25.64%
- Key
- 23.53%
- Hue
- 37.2°
- Saturation
- 29.41 %
- Lightness
- 66.67 %
- Hue
- 37.2°
- Saturation
- 25.64 %
- Brightness / Value
- 76.47 %
- Red
- 45 (17.5%)
- Yellow
- 85 (33.4%)
- Blue
- 48 (18.9%)
- Hue
- 37.2°
- Whiteness
- 56.86 %
- Blackness
- 23.53 %
- Cyan
- 23.53%
- Magenta
- 30.98%
- Yellow
- 43.14%
- X
- 43.14
- Y
- 44.7
- Z
- 33.14
- Y1
- 44.7
- X
- 0.36
- Y2
- 0.37
- L
- 72.69
- A
- 1.97
- B
- 18.38
- L
- 72.69
- C
- 18.49
- H
- 83.9
- L
- 72.69
- U
- 13.62
- V
- 25
- L
- 66.86
- A
- -1.81
- B
- 17.41
- LRV
- ~ 44.7 %
- Munsell Color System
- 6.3Y 7.1/3.2
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Khaki
These are the named colors closest to Khaki , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
Khaki color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Khaki to Pantone TCX
Pantone PMS
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RAL Design
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RAL Classic
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British Standard 4800
Khaki color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Khaki to British Standard 4800
Paint similar to Khaki
These are the real paint colors closest to Khaki from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Khaki once it is on a wall.
Sherwin Williams
Khaki color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Khaki to Sherwin Williams
Benjamin Moore
Khaki color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Khaki to Benjamin Moore
PPG Paints
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Behr
Khaki color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Khaki to Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Khaki color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Khaki to Dunn-Edwards
Valspar
Khaki color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Khaki to Valspar
Farrow & Ball
Khaki color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Khaki to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Khaki - #C3B091?
Color that best contrast with Khaki - #C3B091 is #91A4C3, color name is Dark Pastel Blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Khaki - #C3B091?
Complementary or Opposite color for Khaki - #C3B091 is #91A4C3, color name is Dark Pastel Blue*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Khaki - #C3B091 Color Images and Patterns
