Coral Sand is calm, 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 | #3577b1 |
| Complementary Color | #4e8fc9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Coral Sand Color. The Flower Field color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Gold Spell (#c19d61) for more calm effect. Try Gingery as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4e8fc9 is the best complementary color to Coral 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 #ca884e complementary color is Danube, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tussock are #c94e51 and #c9c54e. Thus found on the left and right of #ca884e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Turmeric colors as they work well with Coral Sand.
The split-complementary Coral Sand palette consists of #4e52c9 and #4ec9c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e8fc9). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #ca884e, 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 #ca884e 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 Coral Sand. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Coral Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Emerald, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #ca884e 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. Coral Sand tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4e8fc9) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4ec988 and #c94e90.
In a RGB color space, hex #ca884e is made of 49% red, 33% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Coral Sand has a hue angle of 28.06°, a saturation of 53.91% and a lightness of 54.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ca884e is made of 0% cyan, 25.89% magenta, 48.63% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #ca884e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,136,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 33%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.89, 48.63, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(28.06,53.91%,54.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.06,61.39%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.2662,19.4385,40.91) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5364,30.7149,11.316) |