Khaki (9E8E76) — 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 #9E8E76

RGB rgb(158, 142, 118)

HSL hsl(36°, 17%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:25% K:38%

Luminance 0.2847

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.19:1

Aa — #9E8E76

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.58:1

Aa — #9E8E76

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9E8E76 #76869E

Analogous

#9E7A76 #9E8E76 #9A9E76

Triadic

#9E8E76 #769E8E #8E769E

Split-comp.

#9E8E76 #769A9E #7A769E

Tetradic

#9E8E76 #769E7A #76869E #9E769A

Monochromatic

#262421 #5D5851 #928B81 #AAA49D #CDCAC6

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