Khaki (AE9977) — 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 #AE9977

RGB rgb(174, 153, 119)

HSL hsl(37°, 25%, 57%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:32% K:32%

Luminance 0.3377

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.75:1

Aa — #AE9977

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.62:1

Aa — #AE9977

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE9977 #768BAD

Analogous

#AD7C76 #AE9977 #A6AD76

Triadic

#AE9977 #76AD98 #9876AD

Split-comp.

#AE9977 #76A6AD #7C76AD

Tetradic

#AE9977 #76AD7C #768BAD #AD76A6

Monochromatic

#322D25 #6D6250 #A29581 #B7AE9E #D8D3CA

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