Serengeti Dust is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #182436 |
| Complementary Color | #c9d5e6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.71% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Serengeti Dust Color. The Curious Chipmunk 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 Shrimp Boudin (#dbbfa3) for more energetic effect. Try Romulus as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c9d5e6 is the best complementary color to Serengeti 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 #e7dbc9 complementary color is Periwinkle 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 Bone are #e6ccc9 and #e3e6c9. Thus found on the left and right of #e7dbc9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dust Storm and White Rock colors as they work well with Serengeti Dust.
The split-complementary Serengeti Dust palette consists of #ccc9e6 and #c9e3e6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9d5e6). Try Prelude and Botticelli colors in combination with #e7dbc9, 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 #e7dbc9 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 Serengeti Dust. Thus Snuff and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Serengeti Dust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Surf Crest, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7dbc9 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. Serengeti Dust tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c9d5e6) and two others. The Skeptic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9e6db and #e6c9d4.
In a RGB color space, hex #e7dbc9 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Serengeti Dust has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 84.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7dbc9 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #e7dbc9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(231,219,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 11.77, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(36,38.46%,84.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36,12.99%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.9055,1.1331,10.3121) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.8291,71.869,65.5028) |