Sand Trap Color

#bba595

Sand Trap 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 #445a6a
Complementary Color #94abbb
Color Shade: warm red (25.26° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.88% (better contrasting with white)
Sand Trap Color Sample
Sand Trap Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bba595

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sand Trap Color. The Vagabond color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Light Topaz Ochre (#b08971) for more energetic effect. Try Clay Marble as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#94abbb is the best complementary color to Sand Trap. 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 #bba595 complementary color is Nepal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Thatch are #bb9497 and #bbb894. Thus found on the left and right of #bba595 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Heathered Gray colors as they work well with Sand Trap.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sand Trap palette consists of #9497bb and #94bbb8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#94abbb). Try Amethyst Smoke and Shadow Green colors in combination with #bba595, 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 #bba595 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 Sand Trap. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sand Trap contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bba595 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Sand Trap tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#94abbb) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #94bba5 and #bb94aa.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bba595 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Sand Trap has a hue angle of 25.26°, a saturation of 21.84% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bba595 is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bba595
RGB Decimal rgb(187,165,149)
RGB Percentage 37%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 8.62, 14.9, 26.67
HSL hsl(25.26,21.84%,65.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.26,20.32%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.2159,5.4178,11.2232)
XYZ xyz(39.3735,39.645,34.0108)
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