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Also known as soil-coloured

thumb|upright=1.35|Khaki is a common color in military uniforms and equipment, particularly those intended for use in desert or arid regions, as seen on these German and Senegalese officers.

Key facts

Color.title
Khaki green
Color.hex
728639
Color.source
wikimix
Color.isccname
Pale olive brown

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Origin
  • Military use
  • Use in civilian clothing
  • Tones of khaki
  • Light khaki
  • Khaki
  • Dark khaki
  • Khaki green
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|upright=1.35|Khaki is a common color in military uniforms and equipment, particularly those intended for use in desert or arid regions, as seen on these German and Senegalese officers.

The color khaki (, ) is a light shade of tan with a slight yellowish tinge.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “khaki” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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