Khaki (color)
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| Khaki | ||
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| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #C3B091 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (195, 176, 145) |
| CMYKH | (c, m, y, k) | (0, 10, 26, 24) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (37°, 26%, 76%) |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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The color khaki comes from the Persian word khak (through Urdu), meaning dust, and khaki meaning dusty, dust covered or earth colored. It has been used by many armies around the world for camouflage uniforms. Most notably, khaki was used by the British Army in India in 1848.
Khaki-colored uniforms were used officially for the first time during the Abyssinian campaign of 1867-68, when Indian troops set out under the command of general Sir Robert Napier to release some British captives and to "persuade the Abyssinian King /Theodore/, forcibly if necessary, to mend his ways". (Byron Farwell, Armies of the Raj, 1989, page 75.)
"This was the first major campaign in which some of the troops wore khaki, which had been officially introduced as approved working dress in 1861. Although approval was withdrawn in 1864, many troops, particularly those who had seen active service on the North-West Frontier, continued to dye their white drill uniforms with tea leaves or other substances. Khaki ('dusty') was said to have been invented by Lieutenant (later Lieutanent-general) Harry Lumsden when, in December 1846, he founded the Corps of Guides." (Farwell, page 77.)
Nowadays, it is a standard color for semi-formal dress pants.
The name is also incorrectly used to describe a green color similar to Asparagus or Pale Sea Green, especially by the linen/textile/lingerie industries.
[edit] Shades
| Khaki (X11) | ||
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| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #F0E68C | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (240, 230, 140) |
| CMYKH | (c, m, y, k) | (-, -, -, -) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (54°, 41%, 94%) |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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Khaki (X11) is an alternate shade of khaki. This is one of the X11 color names.
| Dark khaki | ||
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| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #BDB76B | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (189, 183, 107) |
| CMYKH | (c, m, y, k) | (0, 3, 43, 26) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (56°, 43%, 74%) |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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Dark khaki is a darker shade of khaki (X11). It is one of the X11 color names.
[edit] See also
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