Desert Dust 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 | #1c4371 |
| Complementary Color | #8db4e3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Dust Color. The Equator color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Scotchtone (#ebccb9) for more calm effect. Try Cinnamon Milk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8db4e3 is the best complementary color to Desert Dust. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3bc8e complementary color is Cornflower, 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 Gold Sand are #e3918d and #dfe38d. Thus found on the left and right of #e3bc8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tonys Pink and Zombie colors as they work well with Desert Dust.
The split-complementary Desert Dust palette consists of #918de3 and #8ddfe3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8db4e3). Try Dull Lavender and Riptide colors in combination with #e3bc8e, 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 #e3bc8e 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 Dust. Thus Lavender and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Desert Dust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Granny Smith Apple, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3bc8e 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 Dust tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8db4e3) 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 #8de3bc and #e38db4.
In a RGB color space, hex #e3bc8e is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Dust has a hue angle of 32.47°, a saturation of 60.28% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3bc8e is made of 0% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #e3bc8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,188,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 34%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.29, 33.33, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(32.47,60.28%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.47,37.44%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.6075,7.7116,28.5192) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.5443,54.2503,33.1878) |