Casual Khaki Color

#d3c5af

Casual Khaki is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #2c3a50
Complementary Color #afbdd2
Color Shade: orange (36.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.69% (better contrasting with black)
Casual Khaki Color Sample
Casual Khaki Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d3c5af

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Casual Khaki Color. The Smoky Beige color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pottery Wheel (#caac91) for more energetic effect. Try Dromedary Camel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#afbdd2 is the best complementary color to Casual 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 #d3c5af 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 Vanilla are #d2b3af and #ced2af. Thus found on the left and right of #d3c5af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Green Mist colors as they work well with Casual Khaki.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Casual Khaki palette consists of #b3afd2 and #afced2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afbdd2). Try Logan and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d3c5af, 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 #d3c5af 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 Casual Khaki. Thus Lavender Gray and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Casual Khaki contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3c5af 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. Casual Khaki tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#afbdd2) 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 #afd2c5 and #d2afbd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d3c5af is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Casual Khaki has a hue angle of 36.67°, a saturation of 29.03% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3c5af is made of 0% cyan, 5.5% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #d3c5af
RGB Decimal rgb(211,197,175)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 5.5, 14.12, 17.25
HSL hsl(36.67,29.03%,75.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.67,17.06%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.1101,1.2952,12.7981)
XYZ xyz(54.5681,56.8765,48.6597)
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