What color is Xanadu?
Xanadu is a muted, grey-green with a slight blue cast, hex #738678, close to the color of sage leaves. The grey in it gives it a dusty, weathered quality rather than a bright or leafy green.
What is the meaning of the color Xanadu?
The name comes from Xanadu, the summer capital of Kublai Khan’s Yuan dynasty in 13th-century China, a place associated in Western imagination with lush, otherworldly gardens. Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s 1797 poem ‘Kubla Khan’ brought the name into English literary culture, where it became shorthand for an idealized, verdant paradise. The Crayola crayon company formalized the color name in 1998, defining it as this specific grey-green shade. Pantone has used the name in similar contexts to anchor muted botanical tones in design palettes.
What colors go with Xanadu?
Colors that pair well with Xanadu include:
Cream: soft, warm contrast
Navy: deep, grounding anchor
Terracotta: earthy warmth
Charcoal: quiet, cool depth
Dusty rose: gentle, muted balance
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #738678 |
color: #738678;
|
| RGB | 115, 134, 120 |
color: rgb(115, 134, 120);
|
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 53%, 47% |
color: rgb(45%, 53%, 47%);
|
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 10%, 47% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 136°, 8%, 49% |
color: hsl(136, 8%, 49%);
|
| HSV | 136°, 14%, 53% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 39, -4, 5 |
color: lab(39% -4 5);
|
| Decimal | 7571064 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.xanadu {
color: #738678;
}
$xanadu: #738678;
rgb(115, 134, 120)