Cactus Sand Color

#9c9369

Cactus Sand is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #636c96
Complementary Color #68719c
Color Shade: warm yellow (49.41° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.18% (better contrasting with white)
Cactus Sand Color Sample
Cactus Sand Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9c9369

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cactus Sand Color. The Meadowland color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sea Hazel (#a7a291) for more calm effect. Try Deserted Island as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#68719c is the best complementary color to Cactus Sand. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c9369 complementary color is Lynch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gurkha are #9c7968 and #8b9c68. Thus found on the left and right of #9c9369 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Toast and Avocado colors as they work well with Cactus Sand.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cactus Sand palette consists of #79689c and #688b9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#68719c). Try Kimberly and Hoki colors in combination with #9c9369, 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 #9c9369 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cactus Sand. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cactus Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Oxley, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c9369 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Cactus Sand tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#68719c) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copper Rose – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #689c93 and #9c6871.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9c9369 is made of 38% red, 36% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Cactus Sand has a hue angle of 49.41°, a saturation of 20.48% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c9369 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 20% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #9c9369
RGB Decimal rgb(156,147,105)
RGB Percentage 38%, 36%, 26%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 20, 38.82
HSL hsl(49.41,20.48%,51.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(49.41,32.69%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.7421,-3.3483,23.4776)
XYZ xyz(26.6938,28.9553,17.5466)
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