Khaki (#C3B091)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.11:1 — vs black: 9.94:1

Color values

  • HEX #C3B091
  • RGB rgb(195, 176, 145)
  • HSL hsl(37, 29%, 66%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 10, 26, 24 )
  • Websafe #CC9999
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Tags

Mood

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Style

Muted (190) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Border (170) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C3B091 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Khaki
#C3B091 Base
#91A4C3
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Khaki
#C3B091 Base
#C39791
#BDC391
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Khaki
#C3B091 Base
#91C3B0
#B091C3
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Khaki
#C3B091 Base
#91BDC3
#9791C3
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Khaki
#C3B091 Base
#91C397
#91A4C3
#C391BD
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Khaki
#C3B091 Base
#796442
#A88C60
#B59D77
#D1C3AB
#DED4C3
#F6F3EE
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Khaki, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #110E09
— #392F1F
— #625135
— #8B734C
— #AD9368
Khaki #C3B091 Base
— #CDBDA4
— #D7CBB6
— #E2D8C9
— #ECE6DC
— #F6F3EE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #C3B091. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #C3B091;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #C3B091;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #C3B091;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #C3B091,
        #91A4C3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #C3B091,
        #91A4C3
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$khaki: #C3B091;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$khaki-r: 195;
$khaki-g: 176;
$khaki-b: 145;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $khaki;
    color: rgba($khaki-r, $khaki-g, $khaki-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Khaki appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #C3B091 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B6B690 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #B2B291 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #C6ACAC Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B2B2B2 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Khaki ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Khaki #C3B091 Base
Tan #D2B48C ΔE 4.32
Light French Beige #C8AD7F ΔE 4.45
Dark Vanilla #D1BEA8 ΔE 5.18
Sand #C2B280 ΔE 5.89

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.