Desert Canyon Color

#80474e

Desert Canyon is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #7fb8b1
Complementary Color #478079
Color Shade: cool red (352.63° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.02% (better contrasting with white)
Desert Canyon Color Sample
Desert Canyon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #80474e

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Canyon Color. The Beef Jerky color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Red Rock (#a65052) for more energetic effect. Try Hibiscus Punch as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#478079 is the best complementary color to Desert Canyon. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #80474e complementary color is Faded Jade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rust are #80476a and #805c47. Thus found on the left and right of #80474e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Roman Coffee colors as they work well with Desert Canyon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Desert Canyon palette consists of #476a80 and #47805c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#478079). Try Bismark and Goblin colors in combination with #80474e, 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 #80474e offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Desert Canyon. Thus East Bay and Hippie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Desert Canyon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Faded Jade, Dingley, and Victoria split by 90° on the color wheel. #80474e square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Desert Canyon tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#478079) and two others. The Hippie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Faded Jade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d8047 and #784780.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #80474e is made of 46% red, 26% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Canyon has a hue angle of 352.63°, a saturation of 28.64% and a lightness of 39.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #80474e is made of 0% cyan, 22.36% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 49.8% black ink.

HEX #80474e
RGB Decimal rgb(128,71,78)
RGB Percentage 46%, 26%, 28%
CMYK 0, 22.36, 19.61, 49.8
HSL hsl(352.63,28.64%,39.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(352.63,44.53%,50.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.1989,25.1699,6.551)
XYZ xyz(12.5305,9.6457,8.4091)
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