Cuban Sand 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 | #3e5972 |
| Complementary Color | #8da8c1 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cuban Sand Color. The Cavern Echo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Russian Toffee (#d0c4af) for more calm effect. Try Dry Riverbed as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8da8c1 is the best complementary color to Cuban Sand. 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 #c1a68d 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 Indian Khaki are #c18d8d and #c1c08d. Thus found on the left and right of #c1a68d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Indian Khaki colors as they work well with Cuban Sand.
The split-complementary Cuban Sand palette consists of #8d8dc1 and #8dc1c0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8da8c1). Try Blue Bell and Neptune colors in combination with #c1a68d, 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 #c1a68d 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 Cuban Sand. Thus Lavender Purple and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cuban Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, De York, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1a68d 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. Cuban Sand tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8da8c1) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8dc1a6 and #c18da7.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1a68d is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Cuban Sand has a hue angle of 28.85°, a saturation of 29.55% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1a68d is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 20.4% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #c1a68d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,166,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 20.4, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(28.85,29.55%,65.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.85,26.94%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.8475,6.0195,16.5941) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4363,40.533,30.8917) |