Chino is pale, 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 | #475275 |
| Complementary Color | #8a94b8 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chino Color. The Whipcord color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Imagine (#af9468) for more energetic effect. Try Britches as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8a94b8 is the best complementary color to Chino. 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 #b8ad8a complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, 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 Mongoose are #b8968a and #abb88a. Thus found on the left and right of #b8ad8a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Chino.
The split-complementary Chino palette consists of #958ab8 and #8aabb8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a94b8). Try Lavender Purple and Nepal colors in combination with #b8ad8a, 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 #b8ad8a 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 Chino. Thus Lavender Purple and Gulf Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chino contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8ad8a 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. Chino tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#8a94b8) and two others. The Gulf Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Quicksand – 120° from the complementary Wild Blue Yonder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ab8ad and #b88a94.
In a RGB color space, hex #b8ad8a is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Chino has a hue angle of 45.65°, a saturation of 24.47% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8ad8a is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b8ad8a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,173,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.32, 18.04, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(45.65,24.47%,63.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.65,25%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.8105,-1.6933,19.4398) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2982,41.9125,30.0634) |