In Italy it is normally intended as a beige as well. It is actually also an "official" web color #C3B091 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaki https://en.wikipe

In Italy it is normally intended as a beige as well. It is actually also an "official" web color #C3B091 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaki The "light khaki" is definitely "yellowish", whilst the "dark khaki" is someewhat more "greenish". It is entirely possible that the confusion, at least in English, came continuing to call khaki the uniforms even if the colour was actually later changed to a grey green called "olive drab".