Khaki (AE9B85) — 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 #AE9B85

RGB rgb(174, 155, 133)

HSL hsl(32°, 20%, 60%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:24% K:32%

Luminance 0.3482

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.68:1

Aa — #AE9B85

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.83:1

Aa — #AE9B85

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE9B85 #8598AD

Analogous

#AD8685 #AE9B85 #ACAD85

Triadic

#AE9B85 #85AD9A #9A85AD

Split-comp.

#AE9B85 #85ACAD #8685AD

Tetradic

#AE9B85 #85AD86 #8598AD #AD85AC

Monochromatic

#38332E #70675C #A39A8F #BAB3AB #DDD9D5

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