Zamesi Desert is soft, 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 | #225fd9 |
| Complementary Color | #2562dd |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Zamesi Desert Color. The Dulce de Leche 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 Turmeric Brown (#c18116) for more energetic effect. Try Status Bronze as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2562dd is the best complementary color to Zamesi Desert. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dda026 complementary color is Mariner, 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 Golden Grass are #dd4425 and #bedd25. Thus found on the left and right of #dda026 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Punch and Pear colors as they work well with Zamesi Desert.
The split-complementary Zamesi Desert palette consists of #4425dd and #25bedd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2562dd). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #dda026, 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 #dda026 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 Zamesi Desert. Thus Purple Heart and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Zamesi Desert contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Malachite, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #dda026 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. Zamesi Desert tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2562dd) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise Red – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #25dda0 and #dd2562.
In a RGB color space, hex #dda026 is made of 53% red, 38% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Zamesi Desert has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 72.91% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dda026 is made of 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 71.77% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dda026 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,160,38) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 38%, 9% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.92, 71.77, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(40,72.91%,50.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,82.81%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.9326,12.6608,66.4384) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7395,40.6537,7.4281) |