Faded Khaki is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #5a68a4 |
| Complementary Color | #5a69a5 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Faded Khaki Color. The Hi Def Lime color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Raked Leaves (#957d48) for more energetic effect. Try Gimblet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5a69a5 is the best complementary color to Faded Khaki. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a5975b complementary color is Waikawa Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Barley Corn are #a5715a and #8da55a. Thus found on the left and right of #a5975b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Leather and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Faded Khaki.
The split-complementary Faded Khaki palette consists of #725aa5 and #5a8da5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a69a5). Try Deluge and Horizon colors in combination with #a5975b, 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 #a5975b offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Faded Khaki. Thus Trendy Pink and Breaker Bay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Faded Khaki contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Aqua Forest, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5975b square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Faded Khaki tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5a69a5) and two others. The Breaker Bay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Coral Tree – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5aa597 and #a55a69.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5975b is made of 41% red, 37% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Faded Khaki has a hue angle of 48.65°, a saturation of 29.13% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5975b is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a5975b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,151,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 37%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 29.02, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(48.65,29.13%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48.65,44.85%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.4129,-3.4349,33.3941) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.472,30.8879,14.3589) |