True 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 | #475167 |
| Complementary Color | #98a2b8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to True Khaki Color. The Bison Beige 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 soft alternative called Northpointe (#9e9181) for more calm effect. Try Autumn Sage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#98a2b8 is the best complementary color to True 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 #b8ae98 complementary color is Gull Gray, 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 Heathered Gray are #b89e98 and #b2b898. Thus found on the left and right of #b8ae98 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Schist colors as they work well with True Khaki.
The split-complementary True Khaki palette consists of #9e98b8 and #98b2b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98a2b8). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #b8ae98, 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 #b8ae98 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 True Khaki. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of True Khaki contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Summer Green, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8ae98 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. True Khaki tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#98a2b8) 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 #98b8ae and #b898a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b8ae98 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode True Khaki has a hue angle of 41.25°, a saturation of 18.39% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8ae98 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b8ae98 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,174,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 12.55, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(41.25,18.39%,65.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.25,17.39%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.371,-0.1309,12.5804) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5707,42.7294,35.8151) |