Desert Flower is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #006978 |
| Complementary Color | #86efff |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Flower Color. The Young Salmon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pastel Red (#ff6961) for more calm effect. Try Egyptian Javelin as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#86efff is the best complementary color to Desert Flower. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ff9687 complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Vivid Tangerine are #ff86b3 and #ffd286. Thus found on the left and right of #ff9687 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tickle Me Pink and Grandis colors as they work well with Desert Flower.
The split-complementary Desert Flower palette consists of #86b3ff and #86ffd2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#86efff). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ff9687, 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 #ff9687 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Desert Flower. Thus Heliotrope and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Desert Flower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Reef, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff9687 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Desert Flower tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#86efff) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blush Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #86ff96 and #ff86f0.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff9687 is made of 47% red, 28% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Flower has a hue angle of 7.5°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff9687 is made of 0% cyan, 41.18% magenta, 47.06% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff9687 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,150,135) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 28%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 41.18, 47.06, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(7.5,100%,76.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.5,47.06%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.7745,37.81,24.9829) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.5195,44.822,28.5943) |