Talk:Khaki (color)

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Contents 1 Dark khaki 2 photos would be nice 3 Shade of 4 Average person

[edit] Dark khaki

Is it just me, or does "dark khaki" as represented here appear to be a lighter shade than normal khaki? --Yar Kramer 02:18, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

Yes, I found that too. It also looks a different colour, not just lighter.

The problem seems to come from the fact that 'darkkhaki' is one of the X11 names: X11 color names. It is darker than the X11 'khaki' (#f0e68c), which is a very different shade from the main khaki referred to in this article (#C3B091). --David Edgar 12:02, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Hmm ... should the normal 'khaki' in this article be altered to fit that, then? (Not that I know how to work out the CMYK or HSV color schemes, but ...) --Yar Kramer 15:51, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

I don't know where the first shade (#C3B091) comes from - so I'm not sure which is correct (or most commonly used).

I added Khaki (X11), for the moment as an alternative shade, but it could be switched to be the main one? If they are switched, List of colors should be updated too.

(No, I don't really know how to work out the CMYK values either; GIMP gave me the HSV values. This site converts between formats, I guess it's just a case of multiplying the CMYK values by the appropriate factor...?) --David Edgar 17:11, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Wait, doesn't 'khak' mean dust only? I believe it means dust only, rather than dust colored. Khaki, I suppose would mean dust-like.

[edit] photos would be nice

In addition to the RGB codes. Jon 20:40, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Shade of

Shouldn't this also be included in the "shades of brown" template? I've always thought of khaki (and beige) as browns, not yellows. DrGaellon 15:39, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

I'd agree. That shades of yellow template really needs a trimming: too much green, orange and brown. Jimp 02:59, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Average person

Can you adduce any evidence of the average persons perceptions? I suspect this is the average US view: in the UK the light khaki would be what springs to mind.

I'd second that the usual "khaki pants" on the rack look closer to (but still darker than) the "light khaki" sample. But since "khaki pants" can be any color this may not be saying much. 70.15.116.59 (talk) 17:16, 12 January 2008 (UTC)