Knapsack Color

#95896c

Knapsack 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 #6a7693
Complementary Color #6b7795
Color Shade: orange (42.44° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Knapsack Color Sample
Knapsack Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #95896c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Knapsack Color. The Urban Garden 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 soft alternative called Pablo (#7a715c) for more calm effect. Try Tantanmen Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6b7795 is the best complementary color to Knapsack. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #95896c complementary color is Lynch, 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 Arrowtown are #95746b and #8c956b. Thus found on the left and right of #95896c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Almond Frost and Avocado colors as they work well with Knapsack.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Knapsack palette consists of #746b95 and #6b8c95 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b7795). Try Kimberly and Juniper colors in combination with #95896c, 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 #95896c 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 Knapsack. Thus Trendy Pink and Juniper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Knapsack contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Laurel, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #95896c 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. Knapsack tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6b7795) and two others. The Juniper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b9589 and #956b77.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #95896c is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Knapsack has a hue angle of 42.44°, a saturation of 16.21% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #95896c is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 41.57% black ink.

HEX #95896c
RGB Decimal rgb(149,137,108)
RGB Percentage 38%, 35%, 27%
CMYK 0, 4.7, 16.08, 41.57
HSL hsl(42.44,16.21%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.44,27.52%,58.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.428,-0.2649,17.2101)
XYZ xyz(24.0469,25.3636,17.8156)
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