Khaki (A9986A) — 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 #A9986A

RGB rgb(169, 152, 106)

HSL hsl(44°, 27%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:37% K:34%

Luminance 0.3256

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.84:1

Aa — #A9986A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.39:1

Aa — #A9986A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A9986A #6A7BA9

Analogous

#A9796A #A9986A #9BA96A

Triadic

#A9986A #6AA998 #986AA9

Split-comp.

#A9986A #6A9BA9 #796AA9

Tetradic

#A9986A #6AA979 #6A7BA9 #A96A9B

Monochromatic

#2A271E #655E48 #9E9376 #B3AA94 #D3CEC0

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