Saudi Sand 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 | #616a75 |
| Complementary Color | #8a929d |
| Color Shade: | orange (33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Saudi Sand Color. The Gazelle 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 Chocolate Moment (#998069) for more energetic effect. Try Deep Marsh as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8a929d is the best complementary color to Saudi Sand. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e958a complementary color is Regent 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 Zorba are #9d8b8a and #9c9d8a. Thus found on the left and right of #9e958a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Saudi Sand.
The split-complementary Saudi Sand palette consists of #8b8a9d and #8a9c9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a929d). Try Manatee and Granny Smith colors in combination with #9e958a, 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 #9e958a 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 Saudi Sand. Thus Mountain Mist and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Saudi Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Mantle, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e958a 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. Saudi Sand tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8a929d) and two others. The Mantle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a9d95 and #9d8a92.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e958a is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Saudi Sand has a hue angle of 33°, a saturation of 9.35% and a lightness of 58.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e958a is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e958a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,149,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 7.84, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(33,9.35%,58.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33,12.66%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.1676,1.354,6.9866) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4354,30.599,28.3995) |