Desert Color

#ae6020

Desert is soft, 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 #519fdf
Complementary Color #206dae
Color Shade: warm red (27.04° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.39% (better contrasting with white)
Desert Color Sample
Desert Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ae6020

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Color. The Christmas Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Plane Brown (#8a5024) for more calm effect. Try Brownish Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#206dae is the best complementary color to Desert. 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 #ae6020 complementary color is Matisse, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Desert are #ae2026 and #aea720. Thus found on the left and right of #ae6020 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mexican Red and Lemon Ginger colors as they work well with Desert.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Desert palette consists of #2026ae and #20aea7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#206dae). Try Persian Blue and Eastern Blue colors in combination with #ae6020, 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 #ae6020 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. Thus Daisy Bush and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Desert contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Matisse, Forest Green, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae6020 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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 tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#206dae) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Matisse. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #20ae5f and #ae206d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ae6020 is made of 58% red, 32% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Desert has a hue angle of 27.04°, a saturation of 68.93% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae6020 is made of 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 55.69% yellow and 31.76% black ink.

HEX #ae6020
RGB Decimal rgb(174,96,32)
RGB Percentage 58%, 32%, 11%
CMYK 0, 30.59, 55.69, 31.76
HSL hsl(27.04,68.93%,40.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(27.04,81.61%,68.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.8452,27.0198,47.7054)
XYZ xyz(21.8991,17.4687,3.5841)
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