Nile Sand Color

#bbad94

Nile 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 #44526b
Complementary Color #94a2bb
Color Shade: orange (38.46° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.69% (better contrasting with white)
Nile Sand Color Sample
Nile Sand Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bbad94

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Nile Sand Color. The Buffalo Bill color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Zinc Blend (#a3907e) for more calm effect. Try Craftsman Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#94a2bb is the best complementary color to Nile 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 #bbad94 complementary color is Nepal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Heathered Gray are #bb9994 and #b5bb94. Thus found on the left and right of #bbad94 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Nile Sand.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nile Sand palette consists of #9994bb and #94b5bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#94a2bb). Try Amethyst Smoke and Shadow Green colors in combination with #bbad94, 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 #bbad94 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 Nile Sand. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nile Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Summer Green, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbad94 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Nile Sand tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#94a2bb) 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 #94bbad and #bb94a2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bbad94 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Nile Sand has a hue angle of 38.46°, a saturation of 22.29% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbad94 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bbad94
RGB Decimal rgb(187,173,148)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 15.29, 26.67
HSL hsl(38.46,22.29%,65.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.46,20.86%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.2758,0.9326,14.672)
XYZ xyz(40.7824,42.5901,34.0882)
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