Quicksand is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #53677b |
| Complementary Color | #8498ac |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Quicksand Color. The Requisite Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Desert Taupe (#8d7e71) for more calm effect. Try Peppered Pecan as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8498ac is the best complementary color to Quicksand. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ac9884 complementary color is Bali Hai, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sandrift are #ac8484 and #acac84. Thus found on the left and right of #ac9884 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Hillary colors as they work well with Quicksand.
The split-complementary Quicksand palette consists of #8484ac and #84acac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8498ac). Try Manatee and Gumbo colors in combination with #ac9884, 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 #ac9884 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Quicksand. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quicksand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ac9884 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Quicksand tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8498ac) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #84ac98 and #ac8498.
In a RGB color space, hex #ac9884 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Quicksand has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 19.42% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ac9884 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #ac9884 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,152,132) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 15.69, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(30,19.42%,59.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,23.26%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.0742,4.154,13.2348) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4064,32.8931,26.4708) |