Indian Khaki Color

#d3b09c

Indian Khaki 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 #2c4f63
Complementary Color #9cbfd3
Color Shade: warm red (21.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.96% (better contrasting with white)
Indian Khaki Color Sample
Indian Khaki Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d3b09c

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Indian Khaki Color. The Honey Lime Chicken color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Stonewashed Brown (#dcccc0) for more calm effect. Try Mesa Peach as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9cbfd3 is the best complementary color to Indian Khaki. 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 #d3b09c complementary color is Rock 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 Eunry are #d39ca3 and #d3cb9c. Thus found on the left and right of #d3b09c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Careys Pink and Yuma colors as they work well with Indian Khaki.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Indian Khaki palette consists of #9ca3d3 and #9cd3cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9cbfd3). Try Wistful and Sinbad colors in combination with #d3b09c, 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 #d3b09c 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 Indian Khaki. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Indian Khaki contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Moss Green, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3b09c 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. Indian Khaki tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#9cbfd3) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9cd3b0 and #d39cbf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d3b09c is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Indian Khaki has a hue angle of 21.82°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3b09c is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #d3b09c
RGB Decimal rgb(211,176,156)
RGB Percentage 39%, 32%, 29%
CMYK 0, 13.73, 21.57, 17.25
HSL hsl(21.82,38.46%,71.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(21.82,26.07%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.3812,9.6739,14.9789)
XYZ xyz(48.3901,47.2999,38.0318)
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