Serengeti Grass is pale, 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 | #546a86 |
| Complementary Color | #798eab |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Serengeti Grass Color. The Army Issue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Clay Bath (#8a7d69) for more calm effect. Try Café Au Lait as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#798eab is the best complementary color to Serengeti Grass. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ab9579 complementary color is Bermuda Gray, 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 Sandrift are #ab7c79 and #a7ab79. Thus found on the left and right of #ab9579 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Serengeti Grass.
The split-complementary Serengeti Grass palette consists of #7c79ab and #79a7ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#798eab). Try Kimberly and Gumbo colors in combination with #ab9579, 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 #ab9579 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 Serengeti Grass. Thus Lavender Purple and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Serengeti Grass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda Gray, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab9579 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. Serengeti Grass tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#798eab) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bermuda Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79ab95 and #ab798e.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab9579 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Serengeti Grass has a hue angle of 33.6°, a saturation of 22.94% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab9579 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab9579 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,149,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 19.61, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(33.6,22.94%,57.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.6,29.24%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.9553,3.8243,17.8142) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9932,31.5333,22.5422) |