Khaki (AC8955) — 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 #AC8955

RGB rgb(172, 137, 85)

HSL hsl(36°, 34%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:51% K:33%

Luminance 0.2782

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.25:1

Aa — #AC8955

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.46:1

Aa — #AC8955

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AC8955 #5477AB

Analogous

#AB5D54 #AC8955 #A2AB54

Triadic

#AC8955 #54AB88 #8854AB

Split-comp.

#AC8955 #54A2AB #5D54AB

Tetradic

#AC8955 #54AB5D #5477AB #AB54A2

Monochromatic

#201B13 #5F503A #9E8661 #B19E81 #CFC2B0

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