Pastel 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 | #2a394b |
| Complementary Color | #b3c3d5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.06% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pastel Sand Color. The Sanderling 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 Adobe Straw (#c3a998) for more calm effect. Try Fox Hill as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b3c3d5 is the best complementary color to Pastel 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 #d5c6b4 complementary color is Casper, 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 Soft Amber are #d5b5b3 and #d3d5b3. Thus found on the left and right of #d5c6b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Green Mist colors as they work well with Pastel Sand.
The split-complementary Pastel Sand palette consists of #b5b3d5 and #b3d3d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3c3d5). Try Lavender Gray and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d5c6b4, 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 #d5c6b4 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 Pastel Sand. Thus Lavender Gray and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pastel Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Surf, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5c6b4 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. Pastel Sand tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b3c3d5) and two others. The Gum Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blossom – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3d5c6 and #d5b3c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #d5c6b4 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Pastel Sand has a hue angle of 32.73°, a saturation of 28.21% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5c6b4 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #d5c6b4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(213,198,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 12.94, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(32.73,28.21%,77.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.73,15.49%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.644,2.2803,10.903) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.8729,57.8296,51.3974) |