Desert Locust is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #565baf |
| Complementary Color | #5054a9 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (56.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Locust Color. The Warm Wetlands color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sedge Grasses (#9a8841) for more energetic effect. Try East Aurora as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5054a9 is the best complementary color to Desert Locust. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9a450 complementary color is Blue Violet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Husk are #a97750 and #81a950. Thus found on the left and right of #a9a450 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Santa Fe and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Desert Locust.
The split-complementary Desert Locust palette consists of #7750a9 and #5081a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5054a9). Try Studio and Wedgewood colors in combination with #a9a450, 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 #a9a450 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Desert Locust. Thus Wisteria and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Desert Locust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Violet, Aqua Forest, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9a450 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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 Locust tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5054a9) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matrix – 120° from the complementary Blue Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #50a9a4 and #a95054.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9a450 is made of 41% red, 40% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Locust has a hue angle of 56.63°, a saturation of 35.74% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9a450 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a9a450 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,164,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 40%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 34.9, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(56.63,35.74%,48.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(56.63,52.66%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.1863,-9.761,43.6857) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0856,35.5651,12.8158) |