Desert Dune 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 | #4a5463 |
| Complementary Color | #9ca6b5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Dune Color. The Bungalow Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Worsted Tan (#ab9379) for more energetic effect. Try Sauteed Mushroom as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9ca6b5 is the best complementary color to Desert Dune. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5ab9c complementary color is Gull 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 Nomad are #b59e9c and #b2b59c. Thus found on the left and right of #b5ab9c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Eagle colors as they work well with Desert Dune.
The split-complementary Desert Dune palette consists of #9e9cb5 and #9cb2b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ca6b5). Try Santas Gray and Gull Gray colors in combination with #b5ab9c, 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 #b5ab9c 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 Desert Dune. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Desert Dune contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5ab9c 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. Desert Dune tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9ca6b5) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9cb5ab and #b59ca6.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5ab9c is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Dune has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 14.45% and a lightness of 66.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5ab9c is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b5ab9c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,171,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 9.8, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(36,14.45%,66.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36,13.81%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.4204,1.0016,9.0022) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6197,41.3499,37.3456) |