African 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 | #357 |
| Complementary Color | #8ac |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to African Sand Color. The Garden Country 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 saturated alternative called Ancient Doeskin (#dcc9a8) for more energetic effect. Try Khaki Shade as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8ac is the best complementary color to African 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 #ca8 complementary color is White, 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 White are #c88 and #cc8. Thus found on the left and right of #ca8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with African Sand.
The split-complementary African Sand palette consists of #88c and #8cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ac). Try White and White colors in combination with #ca8, 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 #ca8 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 African Sand. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of African Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #ca8 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. African Sand tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8ac) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ca and #c8a.
In a RGB color space, hex #ccaa88 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode African Sand has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 40% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccaa88 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #ccaa88 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,170,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 26.67, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(30,40%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,33.33%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.8016,7.5137,22.1747) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7205,43.3644,29.3584) |