Khaki (A6856E) — 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 #A6856E

RGB rgb(166, 133, 110)

HSL hsl(25°, 24%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:34% K:35%

Luminance 0.2648

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.39:1

Aa — #A6856E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.2:1

Aa — #A6856E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A6856E #6E8EA6

Analogous

#A66E72 #A6856E #A6A16E

Triadic

#A6856E #6EA685 #856EA6

Split-comp.

#A6856E #6EA6A1 #6E72A6

Tetradic

#A6856E #72A66E #6E8EA6 #A16EA6

Monochromatic

#29231F #63554B #9A8779 #B0A196 #D1C8C2

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