Sahara Splendor is calm, 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 | #648bb7 |
| Complementary Color | #486e9b |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sahara Splendor Color. The Antiquarian Gold color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Summer Weasel (#bb8e55) for more energetic effect. Try Rattan as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#486e9b is the best complementary color to Sahara Splendor. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9b7448 complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Cape Palliser are #9b4a48 and #989b48. Thus found on the left and right of #9b7448 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Sycamore colors as they work well with Sahara Splendor.
The split-complementary Sahara Splendor palette consists of #4a489b and #48989b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#486e9b). Try Victoria and Wedgewood colors in combination with #9b7448, 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 #9b7448 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 Sahara Splendor. Thus Affair and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sahara Splendor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b7448 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. Sahara Splendor tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#486e9b) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #489b73 and #9b486e.
In a RGB color space, hex #9b7448 is made of 45% red, 34% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Sahara Splendor has a hue angle of 31.81°, a saturation of 36.56% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b7448 is made of 0% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 32.54% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #9b7448 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,116,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 34%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.29, 32.54, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(31.81,36.56%,44.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.81,53.55%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.7548,9.9012,30.106) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9327,19.9272,8.874) |