Chino is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #313858 |
| Complementary Color | #a7aece |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.14% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chino Color. The Aviva color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Prairie Dust (#b9ab8f) for more calm effect. Try Desert Floor as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a7aece is the best complementary color to Chino. 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 #cec7a7 complementary color is Logan, 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 Chino are #ceb3a7 and #c1cea7. Thus found on the left and right of #cec7a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Coriander colors as they work well with Chino.
The split-complementary Chino palette consists of #b3a7ce and #a7c1ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7aece). Try Logan and Casper colors in combination with #cec7a7, 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 #cec7a7 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 Chino. Thus London Hue and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chino contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Logan, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #cec7a7 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. Chino tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a7aece) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Clam Shell – 120° from the complementary Logan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7cec7 and #cea7ae.
In a RGB color space, hex #cec7a7 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Chino has a hue angle of 49.23°, a saturation of 28.47% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cec7a7 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #cec7a7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,199,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 35%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 15.29, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(49.23,28.47%,73.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.23,18.93%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.0437,-2.821,16.9168) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8521,56.7587,44.7291) |