Khaki Shade Color

#d4c5ac

Khaki Shade 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 #2b3a53
Complementary Color #abbbd4
Color Shade: orange (37.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.29% (better contrasting with black)
Khaki Shade Color Sample
Khaki Shade Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d4c5ac

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Khaki Shade Color. The Notorious 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 Fossil Tan (#d1af90) for more energetic effect. Try Woven Navajo as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#abbbd4 is the best complementary color to Khaki Shade. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d4c5ac complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Akaroa are #d4b1ab and #cfd4ab. Thus found on the left and right of #d4c5ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Green Mist colors as they work well with Khaki Shade.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Khaki Shade palette consists of #b0abd4 and #abcfd4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abbbd4). Try Wistful and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d4c5ac, 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 #d4c5ac 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 Khaki Shade. Thus Lavender Gray and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Khaki Shade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Gum Leaf, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #d4c5ac 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. Khaki Shade tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#abbbd4) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blossom – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #abd4c5 and #d4abba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d4c5ac is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Khaki Shade has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 31.75% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d4c5ac is made of 0% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 16.86% black ink.

HEX #d4c5ac
RGB Decimal rgb(212,197,172)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 5.89, 15.69, 16.86
HSL hsl(37.5,31.75%,75.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.5,18.87%,83.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.1279,1.2083,14.4393)
XYZ xyz(54.564,56.9081,47.1383)
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