Refined 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 | #3e4c73 |
| Complementary Color | #8c9ac1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Refined Sand Color. The Rustic City 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 York Beige (#aa987f) for more calm effect. Try Danish Pine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8c9ac1 is the best complementary color to Refined 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 #c1b38c complementary color is Nepal, 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 Indian Khaki are #c1988c and #b4c18c. Thus found on the left and right of #c1b38c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Refined Sand.
The split-complementary Refined Sand palette consists of #988cc1 and #8cb4c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c9ac1). Try Blue Bell and Nepal colors in combination with #c1b38c, 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 #c1b38c 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 Refined Sand. Thus East Side and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Refined Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1b38c 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. Refined Sand tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8c9ac1) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oriental Pink – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8cc1b3 and #c18c99.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1b38c is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Refined Sand has a hue angle of 44.15°, a saturation of 29.94% and a lightness of 65.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1b38c is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #c1b38c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,179,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 20.79, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(44.15,29.94%,65.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.15,27.46%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.201,-1.1089,21.7582) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.846,45.4711,31.3295) |