Base 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 | #46a |
| Complementary Color | #5576bb |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Base Sand Color. The Heart of Gold 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 Condiment (#b98142) for more energetic effect. Try Tosty Crust as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5576bb is the best complementary color to Base 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 #b95 complementary color is Steel Blue, 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 White are #b65 and #a9bb55. Thus found on the left and right of #b95 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Celery colors as they work well with Base Sand.
The split-complementary Base Sand palette consists of #6555bb and #55a9bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5576bb). Try Blue Violet and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #b95, 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 #b95 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 Base Sand. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Base Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, White, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #b95 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. Base Sand tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5576bb) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b9 and #bb5576.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb9955 is made of 44% red, 36% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Base Sand has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb9955 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 40% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb9955 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,153,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 36%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 40, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(40,42.86%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,54.55%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.9651,4.2862,40.136) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5244,34.0031,13.3907) |