Desert Convoy Color

#f7d497

Desert Convoy 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 #082b68
Complementary Color #97b9f7
Color Shade: orange (38.13° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.04% (better contrasting with black)
Desert Convoy Color Sample
Desert Convoy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f7d497

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Convoy Color. The Golden Cream 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 Mellow Apricot (#f8b878) for more energetic effect. Try Gin Fizz as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#97b9f7 is the best complementary color to Desert Convoy. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f7d497 complementary color is Jordy Blue, 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 Marzipan are #f7a497 and #eaf797. Thus found on the left and right of #f7d497 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud and Texas colors as they work well with Desert Convoy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Desert Convoy palette consists of #a397f7 and #97eaf7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97b9f7). Try Portage and Charlotte colors in combination with #f7d497, 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 #f7d497 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 Convoy. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Desert Convoy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f7d497 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 Convoy tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#97b9f7) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97f7d4 and #f797b9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f7d497 is made of 40% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Convoy has a hue angle of 38.13°, a saturation of 85.71% and a lightness of 78.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f7d497 is made of 0% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 37.64% yellow and 3.14% black ink.

HEX #f7d497
RGB Decimal rgb(247,212,151)
RGB Percentage 40%, 35%, 25%
CMYK 0, 13.72, 37.64, 3.14
HSL hsl(38.13,85.71%,78.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.13,38.87%,96.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.5513,4.0329,34.7064)
XYZ xyz(67.4872,69.0955,39.058)
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