COLOR KHAKI

The color khaki

The color khaki has very curious things, and one of them is that it is not really defined, that is to say, what for a person is khaki, for another may not be.

This happens for several reasons that we will explain in this article, but we also tell you more curiosities that will surprise you.

The origin of the color khaki

The color khaki has history and meaning. The word has Persian origin, derived from the word knak which means dust.

The color khaki is widely applied in uniforms of armies around the world, for its camouflage power. The color is also used in interior design found in walls, curtains and carpets.

There are variants of the khaki color that can go from the light tone to the darkest. It promotes a feeling of comfort and convenience, within a classic proposal.

In the old days, soldiers used to stain their uniforms with dust in order to camouflage themselves, that is, to "fit" better with the environment around them, and in this way they tried to avoid being seen by enemies.

The color khaki is authoritative, but nice and timeless, can vary greatly in tone going from darkness to light and is very good for both women and men.

¿Why is the khaki fruit not the same color?

Simply because it doesn't refer to the same thing. The original tone is the one invented in England for military uniforms, as we have already told you. In fact, the meaning of the name comes from the word "dust".

And the name of the fruit is because it is orange mixed with yellow, which gives us a tone that many call khaki color, although we are not really talking about the original.

As you can see, it's not very accurate to talk about this color and in fact, if you ask your family and friends, it's very likely that each one of them will tell you something different to refer to this curious tone.

¿Why is there so much confusion?

Because, as we said before, the word "changes" meaning when we use it for certain things other than the official military uniform.

Sometimes it is even confused with totally different colors such as olive or ochre, to name just a couple of examples.

¿what's the original?

The original khaki color is this:

The rest are just variations, confusions, mixtures... or whatever you want to call it, but the original is the one you just saw.

¿What does khaki mean and what sensations does it convey?

You know that our specialty is the meaning of colors, so let's talk a little (very little) about what this tone means and the sensations it conveys.

And we say that we will speak very little about this subject because being so related to other colors such as green, brown or even orange, does not have a clearly defined meaning.

One of the things it means is strength, perhaps because of that military origin that has this tone, in addition, we could also say that symbolizes seriousness, responsibility and moderation, meanings that come clearly inherited from brown.

It is closely related to nature, for two reasons: the first is that its origin is dust and is created to imitate it, and the second reason is that it has a strong presence of the color green, which is the highest representative of nature.

It transmits weak sensations to us, since it is a quite clear and dull tone, it does not serve to stimulate creativity, although it has touches of orange, which is a very cheerful color, but in this case being such a dull orange would not serve us to get our creativity and inspiration to grow.

But it also transmits warmth, peace and organization, so it is a good option to paint an office that is going to be used to work on matters that are not related to art or creativity. And it is also suitable for places in our home that we use for relaxation.

¡To sum it up!

It may seem very complicated to understand what is behind this tone, but it is really very simple. These are the 6 essential keys to khaki:

• The color khaki was invented in England for use in military uniforms, as it is a tone that was used to camouflage them.

• There are many variations and each person associates it to a different tone, but the original is the one you have seen before.

• It has no relation to the fruit that bears his name, as they are really different colors.

• It means strength, it represents formal and responsible people and it also has a very strong bond with nature.

• Although it is too weak to inspire us in artistic and creative tasks, it is a perfect color for moments of relaxation and work.

• The color khaki is present in male garments, you can find it in pants, shirt, jackets, and others, in all shades and fabrics imaginable. Personally it's a color I like