The History of Khakis. ... Technically, “khaki” is a color (light-brown drab), while “chinos” are a style of pant, so strictly speaking, khakis are brown-colored chinos. But of course, khakis are now also used to mean the type of pant itself, of any color.

What are khaki pants called?

Chinos or khakis? We've all heard both terms—“khakis” and “chinos”—used interchangeably to describe the same pants and both look great with the right belt.

What exactly is khaki?

The color khaki (UK: /ˈkɑːki/, US: /ˈkæki/) is a light shade of brown with a yellowish tinge. Khaki has been used by many armies around the world for uniforms, including camouflage. ... In British English and some other Commonwealth usage, khaki may also refer to a shade of green known in the US as olive drab.