Army Issue Color

#8a806b

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

Inverse Color #757f94
Complementary Color #6a748a
Color Shade: orange (40.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.04% (better contrasting with white)
Army Issue Color Sample
Army Issue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8a806b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Army Issue Color. The Brainstorm Bronze color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Curlew (#766859) for more energetic effect. Try Archeology as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6a748a is the best complementary color to Army Issue. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8a806b complementary color is Raven, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Makara are #8a706a and #848a6a. Thus found on the left and right of #8a806b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Americano and Avocado colors as they work well with Army Issue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Army Issue palette consists of #706a8a and #6a848a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a748a). Try Rum and Juniper colors in combination with #8a806b, 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 #8a806b 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 Army Issue. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Army Issue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raven, Viridian Green, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a806b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Army Issue tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6a748a) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Raven. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a8a80 and #8a6a75.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8a806b is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Army Issue has a hue angle of 40.65°, a saturation of 12.65% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a806b is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 45.88% black ink.

HEX #8a806b
RGB Decimal rgb(138,128,107)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 12.16, 45.88
HSL hsl(40.65,12.65%,48.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.65,22.46%,54.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.9241,0.1734,12.7832)
XYZ xyz(20.8542,21.9032,17.0385)
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