Information about Khaki color

#ADA96E - Khaki color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADA96E, known as "Khaki", falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 169, 110) — 67.8% red, 66.3% green, 43.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 25 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned golden yellow, #ADA96E feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Iko (#B3AB6E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Coromandel (#B9A873) and Matte Khaki (#AA9C70).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 169, 110) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADA96E: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Khaki" in the Register.

Khaki color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Khaki color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Khaki

#ADA96E
#BCB989

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#CDCAA6

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#DDDCC4

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#EEEDE1

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White

#FFFFFF

Khaki color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Khaki

#ADA96E
#8F8B50

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#6B683C

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#474528

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#232214

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Black

#000000

Khaki color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Khaki

#ADA96E
#A3A06F

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#9B9873

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#929076

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#89887B

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Grey

#808080

Khaki color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#6CAC74

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#7DAC6C

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#96AC6C

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Khaki

#ADA96E
#AC8E6C

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#AC746C

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#AC6C7D

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Khaki color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#ADA96E
Khaki

#ADA96E

#6C70AC
#6C70AC

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#ADA96E
Khaki

#ADA96E

#886CAC
#886CAC

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#6C91AC
#6C91AC

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#91AC6C
#91AC6C

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#ADA96E
Khaki

#ADA96E

#AC886C
#AC886C

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#ADA96E
Khaki

#ADA96E

#6CACA8
#6CACA8

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#A86CAC
#A86CAC

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#ADA96E
Khaki

#ADA96E

#70AC6C
#70AC6C

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#6C70AC
#6C70AC

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#A86CAC
#A86CAC

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#ADA96E
Khaki

#ADA96E

#6CAC88
#6CAC88

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#6C70AC
#6C70AC

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#AC6C91
#AC6C91

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Nearest named colors to Khaki

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Grayish Olive color link
Grayish Olive

#A8A87D

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Khaki color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADA96E
  • RGB173, 169, 110
  • CMYK0, 2, 25, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 169, 110)
  • HSL56°, 28%, 55%
  • HSL Precise56.19°, 27.753%, 55.49%
  • HSV56°, 36%, 68%
  • HSB56°, 36%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.663, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.663, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.663, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDADA96E
  • DECIMAL ID11381102
  • Name Length5
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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