Kangaroo 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 | #3a3c4f |
| Complementary Color | #b0b2c5 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Kangaroo Color. The Green Tea color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light Bleaches (#d5d4d0) for more calm effect. Try Old Celadon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b0b2c5 is the best complementary color to Kangaroo. 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 #c5c3b0 complementary color is Cadet Blue, 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 Ash are #c5b8b0 and #bcc5b0. Thus found on the left and right of #c5c3b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tea and Clay Ash colors as they work well with Kangaroo.
The split-complementary Kangaroo palette consists of #b8b0c5 and #b0bcc5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0b2c5). Try Chatelle and Cadet Blue colors in combination with #c5c3b0, 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 #c5c3b0 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 Kangaroo. Thus London Hue and Tower Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kangaroo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Powder Ash, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5c3b0 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. Kangaroo tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b0b2c5) and two others. The Tower Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0c5c3 and #c5b0b2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5c3b0 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Kangaroo has a hue angle of 54.29°, a saturation of 15.33% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5c3b0 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c5c3b0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,195,176) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 8.23, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(54.29,15.33%,73.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54.29,10.66%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.4822,-2.6102,9.7934) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3775,54.0351,48.8489) |