Knot Color

#988266

Knot 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 #677d99
Complementary Color #667c98
Color Shade: orange (33.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.8% (better contrasting with white)
Knot Color Sample
Knot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #988266

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Knot Color. The Antique Iron 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 soft alternative called Grey By Me (#a1988b) for more calm effect. Try Fossil as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#667c98 is the best complementary color to Knot. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #988266 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 Domino are #986966 and #949866. Thus found on the left and right of #988266 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Avocado colors as they work well with Knot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Knot palette consists of #696698 and #669498 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#667c98). Try Kimberly and Patina colors in combination with #988266, 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 #988266 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 Knot. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Knot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Highland, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #988266 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. Knot tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#667c98) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #669882 and #98667b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #988266 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Knot has a hue angle of 33.6°, a saturation of 19.69% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #988266 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 40.39% black ink.

HEX #988266
RGB Decimal rgb(152,130,102)
RGB Percentage 40%, 34%, 27%
CMYK 0, 8.63, 19.61, 40.39
HSL hsl(33.6,19.69%,49.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.6,32.89%,59.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.685,4.0728,18.2841)
XYZ xyz(23.3298,23.6,15.896)
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