Sashay 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 | #304b57 |
| Complementary Color | #a8c3cf |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sashay Sand Color. The Persian Bazaar color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light Stone (#dcd1cc) for more calm effect. Try Light Christobel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a8c3cf is the best complementary color to Sashay 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 #cfb4a8 complementary color is Casper, 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 Clam Shell are #cfa8af and #cfc7a8. Thus found on the left and right of #cfb4a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Chino colors as they work well with Sashay Sand.
The split-complementary Sashay Sand palette consists of #a8afcf and #a8cfc7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8c3cf). Try Logan and Jet Stream colors in combination with #cfb4a8, 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 #cfb4a8 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 Sashay Sand. Thus Logan and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sashay Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Pixie Green, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfb4a8 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. Sashay Sand tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a8c3cf) and two others. The Spring Rain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lilac – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8cfb4 and #cfa8c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #cfb4a8 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Sashay Sand has a hue angle of 18.46°, a saturation of 28.89% and a lightness of 73.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfb4a8 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 15.3% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #cfb4a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(207,180,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 15.3, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(18.46,28.89%,73.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.46,18.84%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.2862,7.7737,9.6795) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.1213,48.7351,43.8636) |