Kamut Color

#cca483

Kamut is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #335b7c
Complementary Color #83aacb
Color Shade: warm red (27.12° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.69% (better contrasting with white)
Kamut Color Sample
Kamut Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cca483

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Kamut Color. The Escalope color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Wheatberry (#c8865e) for more energetic effect. Try Subdued Sienna as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#83aacb is the best complementary color to Kamut. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cca483 complementary color is Polo Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tan are #cb8386 and #cbc883. Thus found on the left and right of #cca483 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puce and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Kamut.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kamut palette consists of #8386cb and #83cbc8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#83aacb). Try Blue Bell and Half Baked colors in combination with #cca483, 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 #cca483 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kamut. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kamut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #cca483 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Kamut tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#83aacb) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #83cba4 and #cb83aa.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cca483 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Kamut has a hue angle of 27.12°, a saturation of 41.71% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cca483 is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cca483
RGB Decimal rgb(204,164,131)
RGB Percentage 41%, 33%, 26%
CMYK 0, 15.69, 28.63, 20
HSL hsl(27.12,41.71%,65.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(27.12,35.78%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.1948,10.1351,22.7078)
XYZ xyz(42.274,41.027,27.1636)
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