Khaki (AE9C76) — 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 #AE9C76

RGB rgb(174, 156, 118)

HSL hsl(41°, 26%, 57%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:32% K:32%

Luminance 0.3476

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.69:1

Aa — #AE9C76

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.82:1

Aa — #AE9C76

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE9C76 #7587AE

Analogous

#AE7F75 #AE9C76 #A3AE75

Triadic

#AE9C76 #75AE9C #9C75AE

Split-comp.

#AE9C76 #75A3AE #7F75AE

Tetradic

#AE9C76 #75AE7F #7587AE #AE75A3

Monochromatic

#322E24 #6D644F #A39880 #B8B09D #D8D4CA

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