Khaki (AC9E5E) — 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 #AC9E5E

RGB rgb(172, 158, 94)

HSL hsl(49°, 32%, 52%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:45% K:33%

Luminance 0.3469

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.69:1

Aa — #AC9E5E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.81:1

Aa — #AC9E5E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AC9E5E #5D6CAC

Analogous

#AC765D #AC9E5E #93AC5D

Triadic

#AC9E5E #5DAC9D #9D5DAC

Split-comp.

#AC9E5E #5D93AC #765DAC

Tetradic

#AC9E5E #5DAC76 #5D6CAC #AC5D93

Monochromatic

#252318 #645D40 #A0966A #B3AC89 #D1CDB7

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