Explorer Khaki Color

#b6ac95

Explorer 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 #49536a
Complementary Color #959fb6
Color Shade: orange (41.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.9% (better contrasting with white)
Explorer Khaki Color Sample
Explorer Khaki Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b6ac95

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Explorer Khaki Color. The Vintage Khaki 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 Coffee Kiss (#b19576) for more energetic effect. Try Cottage Walk as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#959fb6 is the best complementary color to Explorer 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 #b6ac95 complementary color is Gull Gray, 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 Heathered Gray are #b69b95 and #afb695. Thus found on the left and right of #b6ac95 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Schist colors as they work well with Explorer Khaki.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Explorer Khaki palette consists of #9b95b6 and #95afb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#959fb6). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #b6ac95, 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 #b6ac95 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 Explorer Khaki. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Explorer Khaki contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Summer Green, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6ac95 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. Explorer Khaki tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#959fb6) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #95b6ac and #b6959f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b6ac95 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Explorer Khaki has a hue angle of 41.82°, a saturation of 18.44% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6ac95 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 28.63% black ink.

HEX #b6ac95
RGB Decimal rgb(182,172,149)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 12.94, 28.63
HSL hsl(41.82,18.44%,64.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.82,18.13%,71.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.6082,-0.2829,13.1252)
XYZ xyz(39.4687,41.6201,34.387)
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