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Why is the color green also called hacky? and got a better answer
Response from Елена Еленкова[+++++]
Khaki is the summer savannah color in South Africa, i.e., not green at all, but rather a light rusty-beige, slightly greenish color. However, it is also difficult for the Army to paint all in one color, especially in that year 1900, so there may be differences in shade = The traditional color of the British Army's African summer uniform in memory of the Boer War of about 1900. Before then the British Army preferably wore scarlet uniforms, and walked in tight lines which were well shot by Boer snipers, machine gunners and artillerymen, and after significant losses in several battles the Army hastily repainted the surrounding savannah including horse paint=, and then the London fashionistas dressed in this color so that only the illiterate call it green or protective, for it is green only for those with severe visual impairment, and protective only in the savannah or the respective Sometimes they call khaki any kind of camouflage military clothing, but it is illiterate, which is not surprising if it becomes a part of the language over time.
Khaki is the color of the savannah in summer in South Africa, i.e., not green at all, but rather light rusty-beige, slightly greenish. However, it is also difficult for the army to paint all in one color, especially in that year 1900, so differences in hue are possible = The traditional color of the African summer uniform of the British army in memory of the Boer war around 1900. Before then the British Army preferably wore scarlet uniforms and walked in tight lines which were well shot by Boer snipers, machine gunners and artillerymen, but after significant losses in several battles the Army hastily repainted the surrounding savannah including horse paint=, and then the London fashionistas dressed in this color so that only the illiterate call it green or protective, for it is green only for those with severe visual impairment, and protective only in the savannah or the respective terrain in the appropriate season = sometimes it is customary to call khaki any camouflage militaristic coloring, but it is illiterate, which is not surprising, if over time will enter the language, so it will be =
khaki is a protective color
Khaki is not a green but a protective color and green is so called green.
Khaki - in Astrakhan province salt muds accompanying salt lakes and famous for their healing properties. The most famous for the size of their area Khaki. are in the Kyrgyz Horde: Ulan-X.aki, near the Khan's bet, and in the southern part of the steppe - Kizil-Khaki. see; located in the southern part of the Kalmyk steppe extensive salt mud is known under the name - Kharlachi-Khaki.
khaki is not green but olive color
Khaki is a collection of different tones of green infantry grey aviation blue marines which create a chameleon camouflage effect
HAKI-the color of dirt on the ground. A brownish greenish color. That's what the smart people who write dictionaries say.