#C3B091Khaki (#C3B091) is a light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 80°, lightness 0.77 and chroma 0.048. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #C3B091 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 176, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 29%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 26%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(72.7 2 18.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.765 0.048 80) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Khaki shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c9ab86 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c9b08e — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c3b091 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c3b193 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellowTest Khaki in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.11:1 and against black 9.94:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff0d7 · #d9c7a9 · #c3b091 · #8a7a60 · #655740 · #423622
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#dadeb2 · #d2c695 · #c3b091 · #bf9773 · #af826c · #9c6f66
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c3b091 · #8b9981 · #8a724a · #4a6235 · #4f3b15 · #1e2a14
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ded5c6 · #c3b091 · #5e78a4 · #5d4f37 · #3e321d · #20180b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef2f9 · #c3b091 · #9c968d · #585b60 · #2a241b · #000102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f8f1e5 · #c3b091 · #564a37 · #3a2e1a · #180c00 · #f3b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaf2ff · #c3b091 · #8198bc · #425b85 · #122544 · #100600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaf2ff · #c3b091 · #709eb5 · #5a5382 · #002a3a · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f8 · #c3b091 · #69a2a5 · #6e4d75 · #331a38 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f7ef · #c3b091 · #71a391 · #425b85 · #3b162a · #000007
#CCBBA0 · #D5C6AF · #DED2BE · #E7DDCD · #F1E9DC
#A09074 · #7F7058 · #60533D · #423724 · #261D0D
#C0B198 · #BCB1A0 · #B9B2A7
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.