Coastal Sand Color

#c9a985

Coastal 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 #36567a
Complementary Color #85a5c8
Color Shade: orange (31.76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.49% (better contrasting with white)
Coastal Sand Color Sample
Coastal Sand Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c9a985

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Coastal Sand Color. The Shiracha Brown 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 Jama Masjid Taupe (#b38b6d) for more calm effect. Try Thatched Cottage as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#85a5c8 is the best complementary color to Coastal 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 #c9a985 complementary color is Polo Blue, 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 Sorrell Brown are #c88785 and #c6c885. Thus found on the left and right of #c9a985 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Coastal Sand.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Coastal Sand palette consists of #8785c8 and #85c6c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#85a5c8). Try Blue Bell and Half Baked colors in combination with #c9a985, 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 #c9a985 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 Coastal Sand. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Coastal Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9a985 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. Coastal Sand tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#85a5c8) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #85c8a9 and #c885a5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c9a985 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Coastal Sand has a hue angle of 31.76°, a saturation of 38.64% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9a985 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 26.66% yellow and 21.18% black ink.

HEX #c9a985
RGB Decimal rgb(201,169,133)
RGB Percentage 40%, 34%, 26%
CMYK 0, 12.55, 26.66, 21.18
HSL hsl(31.76,38.64%,65.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.76,33.83%,78.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.2053,6.4853,22.9433)
XYZ xyz(42.509,42.4869,28.1506)
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