Mexican Sand 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 | #50687e |
| Complementary Color | #8199af |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.7° 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 Mexican Sand Color. The Mojave Desert color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Basic Khaki (#c3b69f) for more energetic effect. Try Tallarn Flesh as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8199af is the best complementary color to Mexican Sand. 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 #af9781 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 #af8181 and #afae81. Thus found on the left and right of #af9781 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Hillary colors as they work well with Mexican Sand.
The split-complementary Mexican Sand palette consists of #8181af and #81afae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8199af). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #af9781, 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 #af9781 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 Mexican Sand. Thus Lavender Purple and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mexican Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Bay Leaf, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #af9781 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. Mexican Sand tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8199af) 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 #81af97 and #af8198.
In a RGB color space, hex #af9781 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Mexican Sand has a hue angle of 28.7°, a saturation of 22.33% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #af9781 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #af9781 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,151,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 18.04, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(28.7,22.33%,59.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.7,26.29%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.0248,5.4486,14.8846) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7083,32.8322,25.3822) |