BROWN

Khaki Brown

#C3B091

Conversions

HEX#C3B091

RGBrgb(195, 176, 145)

HSLhsl(37, 29%, 67%)

HSVhsv(37, 26%, 76%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 24%)

Copy CSS

color: #c3b091;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(195, 176, 145);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(37, 29%, 67%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.11 : 1

On ink blackPass · 9.06 : 1

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About Khaki Brown

Khaki Brown is the hex color #C3B091, which translates to rgb(195, 176, 145) in RGB and hsl(37, 29%, 67%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 37 degrees, with a saturation of 29 percent and a lightness of 67 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.048 is low for the brown family, giving Khaki Brown a muted, dusty character.

How Khaki Brown compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is tan (#D2B48C), a CIE76 distance of 7.2 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is olive-400 (#ABAB9C), at a distance of 12.0. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Tan at 7.2. Sorted by lightness, Khaki Brown is number 24 of the 27 brown colors here.

Text on Khaki Brown

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Khaki Brown, led by Ink black at 9.06:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Khaki Brown already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Khaki Brown. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	4.88:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Khaki Brown

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Khaki Brown for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Khaki Brown

Format	Value
HEX	#C3B091
RGB	rgb(195, 176, 145)
HSL	hsl(37, 29%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(37, 26%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 24%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.54% 0.0477 79.96)
CIELAB	lab(72.69 1.96 18.39)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.