Khaki (AE8A65) — 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 #AE8A65

RGB rgb(174, 138, 101)

HSL hsl(30°, 31%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:42% K:32%

Luminance 0.2864

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.17:1

Aa — #AE8A65

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.62:1

Aa — #AE8A65

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE8A65 #658AAE

Analogous

#AE6565 #AE8A65 #AEAE65

Triadic

#AE8A65 #65AE8A #8A65AE

Split-comp.

#AE8A65 #65AEAE #6565AE

Tetradic

#AE8A65 #65AE65 #658AAE #AE65AE

Monochromatic

#2B241C #695744 #A28A71 #B6A390 #D5C9BE

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