Sands of Time 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 | #435c74 |
| Complementary Color | #8ba3bb |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sands of Time Color. The Ashen color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Vagabond (#aa8877) for more calm effect. Try Beach Woods as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8ba3bb is the best complementary color to Sands of Time. 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 #bca38b complementary color is Nepal, 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 Mongoose are #bb8b8b and #bbbb8b. Thus found on the left and right of #bca38b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Sands of Time.
The split-complementary Sands of Time palette consists of #8b8bbb and #8bbbbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ba3bb). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #bca38b, 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 #bca38b 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 Sands of Time. Thus Lavender Purple and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sands of Time contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Bay Leaf, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #bca38b 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. Sands of Time tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8ba3bb) 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 #8bbba3 and #bb8ba4.
In a RGB color space, hex #bca38b is made of 38% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Sands of Time has a hue angle of 29.39°, a saturation of 26.78% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bca38b is made of 0% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bca38b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,163,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.81, 19.22, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(29.39,26.78%,64.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.39,26.06%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.5697,5.4151,15.8466) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4964,38.7498,29.8766) |