Yellow Sand Color

#a28744

Yellow Sand is calm, 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 #5d78bb
Complementary Color #435ea2
Color Shade: orange (42.77° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.1% (better contrasting with white)
Yellow Sand Color Sample
Yellow Sand Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a28744

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Yellow Sand Color. The Favourite Ale 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 soft alternative called Rokou Brown (#8c7042) for more calm effect. Try Hearth Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#435ea2 is the best complementary color to Yellow 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 #a28744 complementary color is San Marino, 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 Driftwood are #a25843 and #8ea243. Thus found on the left and right of #a28744 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sepia Skin and Sycamore colors as they work well with Yellow Sand.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Yellow Sand palette consists of #5743a2 and #438ea2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#435ea2). Try Gigas and Steel Blue colors in combination with #a28744, 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 #a28744 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 Yellow Sand. Thus Royal Purple and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Yellow Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Chateau Green, and Rouge split by 90° on the color wheel. #a28744 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. Yellow Sand tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#435ea2) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hippie Pink – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43a286 and #a2435e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a28744 is made of 44% red, 37% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Yellow Sand has a hue angle of 42.77°, a saturation of 40.87% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a28744 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 36.86% yellow and 36.47% black ink.

HEX #a28744
RGB Decimal rgb(162,135,68)
RGB Percentage 44%, 37%, 19%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 36.86, 36.47
HSL hsl(42.77,40.87%,45.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.77,58.02%,63.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.4888,1.9123,39.3271)
XYZ xyz(24.6077,25.4267,9.0797)
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