Desert Soil is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #5ea0c4 |
| Complementary Color | #3b7ca1 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Soil Color. The Japanese Iris color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Spiced Red (#8b4c3d) for more calm effect. Try Gold Metal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3b7ca1 is the best complementary color to Desert Soil. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a15f3b complementary color is Astral, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sepia Skin are #a13b4a and #a1923b. Thus found on the left and right of #a15f3b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Night Shadz and Sycamore colors as they work well with Desert Soil.
The split-complementary Desert Soil palette consists of #3b49a1 and #3ba192 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b7ca1). Try Chambray and Keppel colors in combination with #a15f3b, 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 #a15f3b offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Desert Soil. Thus Royal Purple and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Desert Soil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astral, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a15f3b square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Desert Soil tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3b7ca1) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Astral. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3ba15f and #a13b7c.
In a RGB color space, hex #a15f3b is made of 51% red, 30% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Soil has a hue angle of 21.18°, a saturation of 46.36% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a15f3b is made of 0% cyan, 25.89% magenta, 40% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #a15f3b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,95,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 30%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.89, 40, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(21.18,46.36%,43.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.18,63.35%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.0757,23.4185,31.7704) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5796,16.0773,6.2089) |