Sierra 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 | #505d70 |
| Complementary Color | #8f9caf |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sierra Sand Color. The Toffee Fingers color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Terrazzo Brown (#a28873) for more energetic effect. Try Cortez Chocolate as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8f9caf is the best complementary color to Sierra 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 #afa28f complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Napa are #af928f and #acaf8f. Thus found on the left and right of #afa28f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Locust colors as they work well with Sierra Sand.
The split-complementary Sierra Sand palette consists of #928faf and #8facaf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f9caf). Try Amethyst Smoke and Cascade colors in combination with #afa28f, 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 #afa28f 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 Sierra Sand. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sierra Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Envy, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #afa28f 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. Sierra Sand tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8f9caf) and two others. The Cascade 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 #8fafa2 and #af8f9c.
In a RGB color space, hex #afa28f is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Sierra Sand has a hue angle of 35.63°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afa28f is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #afa28f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,162,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 12.55, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(35.63,16.67%,62.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.63,18.29%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.2303,1.5235,11.5867) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5575,36.9378,31.2422) |