Dusky Flesh is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #8bf |
| Complementary Color | #003277 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 23.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusky Flesh Color. The Roux color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Oregon (#9b4703) for more calm effect. Try Chelsea Gem as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#003277 is the best complementary color to Dusky Flesh. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #740 complementary color is Midnight Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #770800 and #6e7700. Thus found on the left and right of #740 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maroon and Olive colors as they work well with Dusky Flesh.
The split-complementary Dusky Flesh palette consists of #080077 and #006e77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#003277). Try Navy Blue and Pine Green colors in combination with #740, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #740 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 Dusky Flesh. Thus Pigment Indigo and Fun Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusky Flesh contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Midnight Blue, Japanese Laurel, and Cardinal Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #740 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dusky Flesh tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#003277) and two others. The Fun Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Siren – 120° from the complementary Midnight Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #007743 and #770032.
In a RGB color space, hex #774400 is made of 64% red, 36% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Dusky Flesh has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #774400 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #774400 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,68,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 64%, 36%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 46.67, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(34.29,100%,23.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.29,100%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.0996,17.5097,43.875) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6749,8.0562,1.0451) |