Kaolin is calm, 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 | #5282bf |
| Complementary Color | #4070ad |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Kaolin Color. The Siam Gold 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 saturated alternative called Nattō (#c79843) for more energetic effect. Try Beagle Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4070ad is the best complementary color to Kaolin. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ad7d40 complementary color is San Marino, 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 Cape Palliser are #ad4640 and #a6ad40. Thus found on the left and right of #ad7d40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Sushi colors as they work well with Kaolin.
The split-complementary Kaolin palette consists of #4640ad and #40a6ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4070ad). Try Gigas and Keppel colors in combination with #ad7d40, 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 #ad7d40 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 Kaolin. Thus Royal Purple and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kaolin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Apple, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad7d40 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. Kaolin tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4070ad) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40ad7d and #ad406f.
In a RGB color space, hex #ad7d40 is made of 48% red, 35% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Kaolin has a hue angle of 33.58°, a saturation of 45.99% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad7d40 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 42.74% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #ad7d40 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,125,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 35%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.82, 42.74, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(33.58,45.99%,46.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.58,63.01%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.0092,12.065,39.9555) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4926,23.9216,8.1242) |