Kabul is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #93a1ac |
| Complementary Color | #53616b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Kabul Color. The Dry Dock color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Towering Cliffs (#897565) for more energetic effect. Try Grange Hall as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#53616b is the best complementary color to Kabul. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6c5e53 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pine Cone are #6b5354 and #6b6a53. Thus found on the left and right of #6c5e53 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dorado and Kokoda colors as they work well with Kabul.
The split-complementary Kabul palette consists of #53546b and #536b6a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#53616b). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #6c5e53, 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 #6c5e53 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kabul. Thus Smoky and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kabul contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Finlandia, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c5e53 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Kabul tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#53616b) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zambezi – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #536b5e and #6b5360.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c5e53 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Kabul has a hue angle of 26.4°, a saturation of 13.09% and a lightness of 37.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c5e53 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #6c5e53 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,94,83) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 9.8, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(26.4,13.09%,37.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.4,23.15%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.9255,3.6985,8.3792) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7484,11.8181,9.8455) |