Khaki (AB8A69) — 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 #AB8A69

RGB rgb(171, 138, 105)

HSL hsl(30°, 28%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:19% Y:39% K:33%

Luminance 0.2838

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.2:1

Aa — #AB8A69

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.57:1

Aa — #AB8A69

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AB8A69 #698AAB

Analogous

#AB6969 #AB8A69 #ABAB69

Triadic

#AB8A69 #69AB8A #8A69AB

Split-comp.

#AB8A69 #69ABAB #6969AB

Tetradic

#AB8A69 #69AB69 #698AAB #AB69AB

Monochromatic

#2A241D #665747 #9F8A75 #B4A393 #D3C9C0

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