Pale Khaki is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #678 |
| Complementary Color | #768799 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Khaki Color. The Fossil color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deconstruction (#7b736b) for more calm effect. Try China Cinnamon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#768799 is the best complementary color to Pale Khaki. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #987 complementary color is Slate Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #997676 and #999976. Thus found on the left and right of #987 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Gurkha colors as they work well with Pale Khaki.
The split-complementary Pale Khaki palette consists of #767699 and #769999 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#768799). Try Waterloo and Juniper colors in combination with #987, 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 #987 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pale Khaki. Thus Mobster and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pale Khaki contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Laurel, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #987 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue 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. Pale Khaki tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#768799) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #769988 and #997688.
In a RGB color space, hex #998877 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Khaki has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #998877 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #998877 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,136,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 13.33, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(30,14.29%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,22.22%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.7632,3.567,11.4708) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2708,25.7125,21.0839) |