Kathmandu 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 | #5265a2 |
| Complementary Color | #5d70ad |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Kathmandu Color. The Sour Bubba color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fertile Green (#8b8757) for more calm effect. Try Burnished Bronze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5d70ad is the best complementary color to Kathmandu. 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 #ad9a5d complementary color is Waikawa Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Teak are #ad715d and #98ad5d. Thus found on the left and right of #ad9a5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Santa Fe and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Kathmandu.
The split-complementary Kathmandu palette consists of #715dad and #5d98ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d70ad). Try Deluge and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #ad9a5d, 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 #ad9a5d offers a combination of violet and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kathmandu. Thus Wisteria and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kathmandu contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Aqua Forest, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad9a5d 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. Kathmandu tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5d70ad) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5dad9a and #ad5d6f.
In a RGB color space, hex #ad9a5d is made of 41% red, 37% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Kathmandu has a hue angle of 45.75°, a saturation of 32.79% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad9a5d is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #ad9a5d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,154,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 37%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 31.37, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(45.75,32.79%,52.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.75,46.24%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.9871,-1.47,34.4713) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.765,32.7858,15.0627) |