Vintage 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 | #656e79 |
| Complementary Color | #868f9a |
| Color Shade: | orange (33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Vintage Khaki Color. The Explorer Khaki color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mushroom Forest (#8e8062) for more energetic effect. Try Amazon Stone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#868f9a is the best complementary color to Vintage 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 #9a9186 complementary color is Regent 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 Zorba are #9a8786 and #999a86. Thus found on the left and right of #9a9186 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Vintage Khaki.
The split-complementary Vintage Khaki palette consists of #87869a and #86999a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#868f9a). Try Manatee and Granny Smith colors in combination with #9a9186, 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 #9a9186 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 Vintage Khaki. Thus Mamba and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vintage Khaki contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Spanish Green, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a9186 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. Vintage Khaki tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#868f9a) and two others. The Mantle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #869a91 and #9a868e.
In a RGB color space, hex #9a9186 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Vintage Khaki has a hue angle of 33°, a saturation of 9.01% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a9186 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #9a9186 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,145,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 7.84, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(33,9.01%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33,12.99%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.642,1.3657,7.0228) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7549,28.8421,26.6585) |