Heavy Khaki is calm, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #a195cb |
| Complementary Color | #3f346a |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (73.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Heavy Khaki Color. The Woodland color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Trefoil (#47562f) for more calm effect. Try Creamed Avocado as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3f346a is the best complementary color to Heavy Khaki. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5e6a34 complementary color is Jacarta, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Costa Del Sol are #6a5b34 and #426a34. Thus found on the left and right of #5e6a34 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Yellow Metal and Chalet Green colors as they work well with Heavy Khaki.
The split-complementary Heavy Khaki palette consists of #5b346a and #34426a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f346a). Try Bossanova and Rhino colors in combination with #5e6a34, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #5e6a34 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Heavy Khaki. Thus Cosmic and Casal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heavy Khaki contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jacarta, Stromboli, and Buccaneer split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e6a34 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Heavy Khaki tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#3f346a) and two others. The Casal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Quincy – 120° from the complementary Jacarta. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #345d6a and #6a4034.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e6a34 is made of 37% red, 42% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Heavy Khaki has a hue angle of 73.33°, a saturation of 34.18% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e6a34 is made of 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #5e6a34 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,106,52) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 42%, 21% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 0, 21.18, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(73.33,34.18%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(73.33,50.94%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.6662,-13.7996,28.5954) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.39,12.9357,5.198) |