Khaki (AE8C61) — 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 #AE8C61

RGB rgb(174, 140, 97)

HSL hsl(34°, 32%, 53%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:44% K:32%

Luminance 0.2915

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.12:1

Aa — #AE8C61

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.72:1

Aa — #AE8C61

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE8C61 #6182AE

Analogous

#AE6661 #AE8C61 #A8AE61

Triadic

#AE8C61 #61AE8C #8C61AE

Split-comp.

#AE8C61 #61A8AE #6661AE

Tetradic

#AE8C61 #61AE66 #6182AE #AE61A8

Monochromatic

#28221A #675742 #A28B6D #B5A38C #D3C9BB

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