Touch of Sand is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #2a3845 |
| Complementary Color | #b9c8d5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Touch of Sand Color. The Sanderling color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Powdered Allspice (#c9ab9a) for more energetic effect. Try Apple Pie as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b9c8d5 is the best complementary color to Touch of 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 #d5c7ba complementary color is Heather, 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 Soft Amber are #d5b9ba and #d5d4b9. Thus found on the left and right of #d5c7ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Tana colors as they work well with Touch of Sand.
The split-complementary Touch of Sand palette consists of #b9bad5 and #b9d5d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9c8d5). Try Lavender Gray and Jet Stream colors in combination with #d5c7ba, 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 #d5c7ba 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 Touch of Sand. Thus Lavender Gray and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Touch of Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Pale Leaf, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5c7ba 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. Touch of Sand tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b9c8d5) and two others. The Gum Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maverick – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b9d5c7 and #d5b9c7.
In a RGB color space, hex #d5c7ba is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Touch of Sand has a hue angle of 28.89°, a saturation of 24.32% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5c7ba is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #d5c7ba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(213,199,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 10.59, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(28.89,24.32%,78.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.89,12.68%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.0371,2.7092,8.2528) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.7269,58.5382,54.7635) |