New Khaki Color

#d9c7aa

New 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 #263855
Complementary Color #a9bbd9
Color Shade: orange (37.02° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.88% (better contrasting with black)
New Khaki Color Sample
New Khaki Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d9c7aa

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to New Khaki Color. The Caramel Cloud 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 soft alternative called French Pastry (#c4aa92) for more calm effect. Try Cheddar Biscuit as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a9bbd9 is the best complementary color to New 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 #d9c7aa 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 #d9afa9 and #d3d9a9. Thus found on the left and right of #d9c7aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Winter Hazel colors as they work well with New Khaki.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary New Khaki palette consists of #afa9d9 and #a9d3d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9bbd9). Try Cold Purple and Sinbad colors in combination with #d9c7aa, 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 #d9c7aa 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 New Khaki. Thus Light Wisteria and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of New Khaki contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9c7aa 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. New Khaki tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a9bbd9) and two others. The Sinbad 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 #a9d9c7 and #d9a9bc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d9c7aa is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode New Khaki has a hue angle of 37.02°, a saturation of 38.21% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9c7aa is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #d9c7aa
RGB Decimal rgb(217,199,170)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 7.06, 18.43, 14.9
HSL hsl(37.02,38.21%,75.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.02,21.66%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.0164,1.7254,16.814)
XYZ xyz(56.2944,58.5008,46.355)
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