Khaki (A9856A) — 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 #A9856A

RGB rgb(169, 133, 106)

HSL hsl(26°, 27%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:21% Y:37% K:34%

Luminance 0.2673

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.36:1

Aa — #A9856A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.25:1

Aa — #A9856A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A9856A #6A8EA9

Analogous

#A96A6E #A9856A #A9A56A

Triadic

#A9856A #6AA985 #856AA9

Split-comp.

#A9856A #6AA9A5 #6A6EA9

Tetradic

#A9856A #6EA96A #6A8EA9 #A56AA9

Monochromatic

#2A231E #655548 #9E8776 #B3A194 #D3C8C0

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