Khaki (AB8A65) — 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 #AB8A65

RGB rgb(171, 138, 101)

HSL hsl(32°, 29%, 53%)

CMYK C:0% M:19% Y:41% K:33%

Luminance 0.2829

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.2:1

Aa — #AB8A65

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.55:1

Aa — #AB8A65

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AB8A65 #6485AA

Analogous

#AA6764 #AB8A65 #A8AA64

Triadic

#AB8A65 #64AA89 #8964AA

Split-comp.

#AB8A65 #64A8AA #6764AA

Tetradic

#AB8A65 #64AA67 #6485AA #AA64A8

Monochromatic

#27221B #645544 #9E8970 #B3A28F #D2C8BC

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