Cargo Pants Color

#cdc4ae

Cargo Pants 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 #323b51
Complementary Color #aeb7cd
Color Shade: orange (42.58° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.31% (better contrasting with white)
Cargo Pants Color Sample
Cargo Pants Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cdc4ae

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cargo Pants Color. The Basket Beige 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 Palomino Tan (#c2aa8d) for more energetic effect. Try Coffee Diva as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#aeb7cd is the best complementary color to Cargo Pants. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cdc4ae complementary color is Casper, 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 Soft Amber are #cdb4ae and #c6cdae. Thus found on the left and right of #cdc4ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Coriander colors as they work well with Cargo Pants.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cargo Pants palette consists of #b4aecd and #aec6cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aeb7cd). Try Logan and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #cdc4ae, 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 #cdc4ae 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 Cargo Pants. Thus London Hue and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cargo Pants contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdc4ae 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. Cargo Pants tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#aeb7cd) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aecdc4 and #cdaeb7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cdc4ae is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Cargo Pants has a hue angle of 42.58°, a saturation of 23.66% and a lightness of 74.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdc4ae is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 12.15% yellow and 19.61% black ink.

HEX #cdc4ae
RGB Decimal rgb(205,196,174)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 12.15, 19.61
HSL hsl(42.58,23.66%,74.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.58,15.12%,80.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.337,-0.5422,12.17)
XYZ xyz(52.5567,55.515,47.9898)
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