Desert Mist Color

#e0b589

Desert Mist 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 #1f4a76
Complementary Color #88b3e0
Color Shade: orange (30.34° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.78% (better contrasting with white)
Desert Mist Color Sample
Desert Mist Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e0b589

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Mist Color. The Banana Crepe color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Amiable Orange (#df965b) for more energetic effect. Try Bisque Tan as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#88b3e0 is the best complementary color to Desert Mist. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e0b589 complementary color is Cornflower, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tumbleweed are #e08988 and #dfe088. Thus found on the left and right of #e0b589 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching New York Pink and Zombie colors as they work well with Desert Mist.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Desert Mist palette consists of #8988e0 and #88dfe0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#88b3e0). Try Chetwode Blue and Riptide colors in combination with #e0b589, 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 #e0b589 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 Mist. Thus Lavender and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Desert Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Granny Smith Apple, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e0b589 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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 Mist tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#88b3e0) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking – 120° from the complementary Cornflower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88e0b5 and #e088b3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e0b589 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Mist has a hue angle of 30.34°, a saturation of 58.39% and a lightness of 70.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e0b589 is made of 0% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 34.11% yellow and 12.16% black ink.

HEX #e0b589
RGB Decimal rgb(224,181,137)
RGB Percentage 41%, 33%, 25%
CMYK 0, 16.86, 34.11, 12.16
HSL hsl(30.34,58.39%,70.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.34,38.84%,87.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.4976,9.6637,28.298)
XYZ xyz(51.7797,50.7012,30.7241)
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