King Kong Color

#161410

King Kong is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #e9ebef
Complementary Color #101116
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 7.45% (better contrasting with white)
King Kong Color Sample
King Kong Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #161410

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to King Kong Color. The Dark Veil color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Birch (#373021) for more energetic effect. Try Nightshade Berries as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#101116 is the best complementary color to King Kong. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #161410 complementary color is Woodsmoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rangoon Green are #161110 and #141610. Thus found on the left and right of #161410 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cocoa Brown and Rangoon Green colors as they work well with King Kong.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary King Kong palette consists of #101016 and #101416 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#101116). Try Woodsmoke and Woodsmoke colors in combination with #161410, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #161410 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the King Kong. Thus Bastille and Woodsmoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of King Kong contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woodsmoke, Log Cabin, and Thunder split by 90° on the color wheel. #161410 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. King Kong tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#101116) and two others. The Woodsmoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cocoa Brown – 120° from the complementary Woodsmoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #101614 and #161011.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #161410 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode King Kong has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 15.79% and a lightness of 7.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #161410 is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 91.37% black ink.

HEX #161410
RGB Decimal rgb(22,20,16)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 28%
CMYK 0, 0.79, 2.36, 91.37
HSL hsl(40,15.79%,7.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,27.27%,8.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(6.398,0.0551,2.5723)
XYZ xyz(0.6746,0.7083,0.5914)
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