Relaxed Khaki Color

#c8bba3

Relaxed 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 #37445c
Complementary Color #a2afc8
Color Shade: orange (38.92° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.18% (better contrasting with white)
Relaxed Khaki Color Sample
Relaxed Khaki Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c8bba3

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Relaxed Khaki Color. The Nankeen color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Oxford Street (#bda07f) for more energetic effect. Try Easily Suede as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a2afc8 is the best complementary color to Relaxed 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 #c8bba3 complementary color is Rock Blue, 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 Coral Reef are #c8a8a2 and #c2c8a2. Thus found on the left and right of #c8bba3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rodeo Dust and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Relaxed Khaki.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Relaxed Khaki palette consists of #a8a2c8 and #a2c2c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2afc8). Try Logan and Opal colors in combination with #c8bba3, 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 #c8bba3 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 Relaxed Khaki. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Relaxed Khaki contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8bba3 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. Relaxed Khaki tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a2afc8) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2c8bb and #c8a2af.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c8bba3 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Relaxed Khaki has a hue angle of 38.92°, a saturation of 25.17% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8bba3 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #c8bba3
RGB Decimal rgb(200,187,163)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 5.1, 14.51, 21.57
HSL hsl(38.92,25.17%,71.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.92,18.5%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.3534,0.6511,13.8147)
XYZ xyz(48.2006,50.4644,41.8505)
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