Khaki (AE9D85) — 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 #AE9D85

RGB rgb(174, 157, 133)

HSL hsl(35°, 20%, 60%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:24% K:32%

Luminance 0.355

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.64:1

Aa — #AE9D85

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.96:1

Aa — #AE9D85

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE9D85 #8596AD

Analogous

#AD8885 #AE9D85 #AAAD85

Triadic

#AE9D85 #85AD9C #9C85AD

Split-comp.

#AE9D85 #85AAAD #8885AD

Tetradic

#AE9D85 #85AD88 #8596AD #AD85AA

Monochromatic

#38342E #70685C #A39B8F #BAB4AB #DDD9D5

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