Khaki (A8896B) — 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 #A8896B

RGB rgb(168, 137, 107)

HSL hsl(30°, 26%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:18% Y:36% K:34%

Luminance 0.2779

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.25:1

Aa — #A8896B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.46:1

Aa — #A8896B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A8896B #6B8AA8

Analogous

#A86B6B #A8896B #A8A86B

Triadic

#A8896B #6BA88A #8A6BA8

Split-comp.

#A8896B #6BA8A8 #6B6BA8

Tetradic

#A8896B #6BA86B #6B8AA8 #A86BA8

Monochromatic

#29241E #655749 #9C8A77 #B2A395 #D2C9C1

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