Light Khaki 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 | #667283 |
| Complementary Color | #7c8798 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.17° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Khaki Color. The Rye Dough Brown 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 Tadpole (#7d7771) for more calm effect. Try Slippery Shale as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7c8798 is the best complementary color to Light Khaki. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #998d7c complementary color is Slate Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pale Oyster are #987e7c and #96987c. Thus found on the left and right of #998d7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Gurkha colors as they work well with Light Khaki.
The split-complementary Light Khaki palette consists of #7e7c98 and #7c9698 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c8798). Try Waterloo and Granny Smith colors in combination with #998d7c, 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 #998d7c 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 Light Khaki. Thus Mamba and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Khaki contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Spanish Green, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #998d7c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Light Khaki tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7c8798) 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 #7c988d and #987c87.
In a RGB color space, hex #998d7c is made of 37% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Light Khaki has a hue angle of 35.17°, a saturation of 12.45% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #998d7c is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #998d7c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,141,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 11.37, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(35.17,12.45%,54.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.17,18.95%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.2301,1.5501,10.6863) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2998,27.2773,22.9477) |