Cool Camel Color

#ae996b

Cool Camel 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 #516694
Complementary Color #6b80ae
Color Shade: orange (41.19° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 55.1% (better contrasting with white)
Cool Camel Color Sample
Cool Camel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ae996b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Camel Color. The Howling Coyote 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 saturated alternative called Muesli (#9e7e53) for more energetic effect. Try Grecian Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6b80ae is the best complementary color to Cool Camel. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ae996b complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Teak are #ae776b and #a1ae6b. Thus found on the left and right of #ae996b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Cool Camel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cool Camel palette consists of #776bae and #6ba1ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b80ae). Try Deluge and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #ae996b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ae996b 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 Cool Camel. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cool Camel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Aqua Forest, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae996b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cool Camel tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6b80ae) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Wild Blue Yonder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6bae99 and #ae6b80.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ae996b is made of 40% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Camel has a hue angle of 41.19°, a saturation of 29.26% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae996b is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 26.28% yellow and 31.76% black ink.

HEX #ae996b
RGB Decimal rgb(174,153,107)
RGB Percentage 40%, 35%, 25%
CMYK 0, 8.24, 26.28, 31.76
HSL hsl(41.19,29.26%,55.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.19,38.51%,68.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.0333,1.0454,27.0383)
XYZ xyz(31.5006,32.8427,18.5889)
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