Desert Spice 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 | #3994cf |
| Complementary Color | #308ac6 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Spice Color. The Butter Bronze color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Raw Linen (#cc8844) for more calm effect. Try Cut the Mustard as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#308ac6 is the best complementary color to Desert Spice. 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 #c66b30 complementary color is Curious Blue, 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 Tuscany are #c6303f and #c6b530. Thus found on the left and right of #c66b30 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brick Red and Old Gold colors as they work well with Desert Spice.
The split-complementary Desert Spice palette consists of #3040c6 and #30c6b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#308ac6). Try Governor Bay and Turquoise colors in combination with #c66b30, 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 #c66b30 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 Spice. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Desert Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Curious Blue, Apple, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c66b30 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 Spice tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#308ac6) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Curious Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #30c66a and #c6308a.
In a RGB color space, hex #c66b30 is made of 56% red, 30% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Spice has a hue angle of 23.6°, a saturation of 60.98% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c66b30 is made of 0% cyan, 35.69% magenta, 58.83% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c66b30 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,107,48) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 30%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 35.69, 58.83, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(23.6,60.98%,48.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.6,75.76%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.7979,31.7527,47.4594) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0799,22.7346,5.6518) |