Kangaroo is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #393742 |
| Complementary Color | #bebcc8 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (70.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Kangaroo Color. The Environmental color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dried Thyme (#bbbca1) for more energetic effect. Try Mellow Mood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bebcc8 is the best complementary color to Kangaroo. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6c8bd complementary color is Gray Suit, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kangaroo are #c8c4bc and #c0c8bc. Thus found on the left and right of #c6c8bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloud and Green Spring colors as they work well with Kangaroo.
The split-complementary Kangaroo palette consists of #c4bcc8 and #bcc0c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bebcc8). Try Chatelle and French Gray colors in combination with #c6c8bd, 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 #c6c8bd offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kangaroo. Thus Pale Slate and Submarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kangaroo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Suit, Powder Ash, and Pink Swan split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6c8bd square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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 mid blue complementary color (#bebcc8) and two others. The Submarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Rust – 120° from the complementary Gray Suit. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bcc6c8 and #c8bebc.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6c8bd is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Kangaroo has a hue angle of 70.91°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6c8bd is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c6c8bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,200,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0, 4.31, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(70.91,9.09%,76.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(70.91,5.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.1731,-2.6638,5.2478) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1283,56.9884,56.3438) |