Khaki (A9916A) — 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 #A9916A

RGB rgb(169, 145, 106)

HSL hsl(37°, 27%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:37% K:34%

Luminance 0.303

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.02:1

Aa — #A9916A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.95:1

Aa — #A9916A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A9916A #6A82A9

Analogous

#A9716A #A9916A #A2A96A

Triadic

#A9916A #6AA991 #916AA9

Split-comp.

#A9916A #6AA2A9 #716AA9

Tetradic

#A9916A #6AA971 #6A82A9 #A96AA2

Monochromatic

#2A251E #655A48 #9E8E76 #B3A794 #D3CCC0

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