Khaki (A8A289) — 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 #A8A289

RGB rgb(168, 162, 137)

HSL hsl(48°, 15%, 60%)

CMYK C:0% M:4% Y:18% K:34%

Luminance 0.3669

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.56:1

Aa — #A8A289

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.19:1

Aa — #A8A289

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A8A289 #8A90A8

Analogous

#A8938A #A8A289 #9FA88A

Triadic

#A8A289 #8AA8A2 #A28AA8

Split-comp.

#A8A289 #8A9FA8 #938AA8

Tetradic

#A8A289 #8AA893 #8A90A8 #A88A9F

Monochromatic

#363530 #6B6961 #9E9C94 #B6B5AF #DBDAD7

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