Fossil Sand is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #2d3744 |
| Complementary Color | #bac4d2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Fossil Sand Color. The Persuasion 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 saturated alternative called Fall Mood (#c2ac9b) for more energetic effect. Try California Stucco as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bac4d2 is the best complementary color to Fossil 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 #d2c8bb complementary color is Heather, 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 Sisal are #d2bcba and #d0d2ba. Thus found on the left and right of #d2c8bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Fossil Sand.
The split-complementary Fossil Sand palette consists of #bcbad2 and #bad0d2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bac4d2). Try Blue Haze and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d2c8bb, 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 #d2c8bb 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 Fossil Sand. Thus Chatelle and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fossil Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Gum Leaf, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2c8bb 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. Fossil Sand tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bac4d2) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bad2c8 and #d2bac4.
In a RGB color space, hex #d2c8bb is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Fossil Sand has a hue angle of 33.91°, a saturation of 20.35% and a lightness of 77.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2c8bb is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #d2c8bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(210,200,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 9.02, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(33.91,20.35%,77.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.91,10.95%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.0702,1.2647,7.7325) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2023,58.598,55.3621) |