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Khaki & White Color Scheme

A soft, earthy khaki paired with a clean white for a look that feels calm, fresh, and easy to live with. Each shade is matched to real paint you can buy.

By Maya Patel · Reviews Editor & Product Tester

Soft Khaki sets the tone here, and it’s the kind of color that just feels grounded. It’s a gentle, sun-warmed beige with a hint of green underneath, so it reads earthy without ever going drab. On the walls it gives you a quiet, natural backdrop that flatters wood, plants, and warm metals. The mood is relaxed and a little timeless, the sort of color you stop noticing in the best way because it simply makes a space feel settled.

To keep it from feeling heavy, Bright White steps in on the trim and brings the whole scheme to life. It’s a soft, slightly creamy white that crisps up the edges and lets the khaki breathe. Then Warm Greige adds a touch of depth as your accent, a deeper, dustier cousin of the main color that works beautifully on a door, a built-in, or a single feature wall. Together they make a flexible, lived-in trio that can carry a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, or roll through a whole home without ever feeling busy.

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Soft Khaki
walls
Valspar Far Side of the Mountain · V094-3
#C7B695
LRV 48
Bright White
trim
Dunn-Edwards Wishful White · DE6260
#F4F1E8
LRV 81
Warm Greige
accent
Behr Cactus Hill · ECC-26-3
#B1A386
LRV 37

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Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Tap a swatch for its full guide or + to save it — take any SKU to the store, they mix on demand.

Soft Khaki
#C7B796 · LRV 48 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9536 · ΔE 3.05
Behr · MQ2-22 · ΔE 1.63
Benjamin Moore · 243 · ΔE 2.17
Valspar · V094-3 · ΔE 0.49
PPG / Glidden · PPG1096-4 · ΔE 1.27
Glidden · PPG1096-4 · ΔE 1.68
Dutch Boy · 416-2DB · ΔE 1.35
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2186 · ΔE 3.16
Dunn-Edwards · DEBN56 · ΔE 1.97
Magnolia Home · JG-44 · ΔE 3.75
Farrow & Ball · NO. 58 · ΔE 4.4
Diamond Vogel · 0280 · ΔE 1.59
Hirshfield's · 0280 · ΔE 1.59
Rodda · CA092 · ΔE 3.68
C2 Paint · C2-878 · ΔE 3.05
Clare · PNT100-MD-48 · ΔE 9.34
Portola Paints · TIKAL · ΔE 3.43
Annie Sloan · VERSAILLES · ΔE 3.19
Backdrop · BD-RO · ΔE 18.32
Rust-Oleum · 285143 · ΔE 16.63
Kompozit · 0280 · ΔE 1.59
Bright White
#F4F1E8 · LRV 88 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9503 · ΔE 0.6
Behr · T16-17 · ΔE 0.76
Benjamin Moore · 890 · ΔE 1.5
Valspar · 7007-4 · ΔE 1.27
PPG / Glidden · PPG0998-1 · ΔE 1.01
Glidden · 61YY 89/040 · ΔE 1.24
Dutch Boy · 004W · ΔE 0.51
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4002 · ΔE 0.21
Dunn-Edwards · DE6260 · ΔE 0
Magnolia Home · JG-107 · ΔE 1.01
Farrow & Ball · NO. 239 · ΔE 1.14
Diamond Vogel · 1020 · ΔE 1.29
Hirshfield's · 0355 · ΔE 1.19
Rodda · CA002 · ΔE 1.98
C2 Paint · C2-820 · ΔE 0.79
Clare · PNT100-LT-24 · ΔE 2.95
Portola Paints · ORIGAMI · ΔE 1.99
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 12.99
Backdrop · BD-TR · ΔE 1.14
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 5.1
Kompozit · 0355 · ΔE 1.19
Warm Greige
#B0A488 · LRV 38 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7736 · ΔE 1.67
Behr · ECC-26-3 · ΔE 0.91
Benjamin Moore · CSP-255 · ΔE 2.55
Valspar · M351 · ΔE 3.19
PPG / Glidden · PPG11-18 · ΔE 1.86
Glidden · PPG1026-4 · ΔE 1.35
Dutch Boy · 420-3DB · ΔE 2.42
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3454 · ΔE 3.96
Dunn-Edwards · DE6235 · ΔE 2.41
Magnolia Home · JG-166 · ΔE 1.52
Farrow & Ball · NO. 6 · ΔE 4.69
Diamond Vogel · 0337 · ΔE 2.63
Hirshfield's · 0337 · ΔE 2.27
Rodda · CA161 · ΔE 1.96
C2 Paint · C2-827 · ΔE 3.93
Clare · PNT100-MD-64 · ΔE 8.73
Portola Paints · BOONDOCKS · ΔE 3.75
Annie Sloan · FRENCH LINEN · ΔE 2.47
Backdrop · BD-CT · ΔE 3.29
Rust-Oleum · 371674 · ΔE 6.49
Kompozit · 0337 · ΔE 2.27

Questions

What colors go with soft khaki?

Clean whites and warm off-whites are the easiest match, since they keep khaki feeling fresh instead of muddy. Deeper greiges, soft greens, and natural wood tones also pair well and add quiet depth.

Is khaki and white too plain for a main room?

Not at all. The trick is the contrast between the warm khaki and the crisp white, which gives the room structure and keeps it from looking flat. Add the greige accent and a few natural textures, and it feels calm rather than boring.

What undertones should I watch with this combo?

Khaki leans warm with a soft green-yellow undertone, so pick a white that's warm or neutral rather than a stark blue-white, which can make the khaki look dingy next to it.

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