Khaki (9E8976) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Khaki"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Khaki pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #9E8976

RGB rgb(158, 137, 118)

HSL hsl(28°, 17%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:13% Y:25% K:38%

Luminance 0.2697

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.34:1

Aa — #9E8976

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.29:1

Aa — #9E8976

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9E8976 #768B9E

Analogous

#9E7677 #9E8976 #9E9C76

Triadic

#9E8976 #769E88 #88769E

Split-comp.

#9E8976 #769E9C #76779E

Tetradic

#9E8976 #779E76 #768B9E #9C769E

Monochromatic

#262421 #5D5651 #928981 #AAA39D #CDC9C6

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