Shifting 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 | #273f52 |
| Complementary Color | #adc4d7 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.51° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Shifting Sand Color. The Sombrero Tan 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 Tiffany Rose (#d2a694) for more energetic effect. Try Just Rosey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#adc4d7 is the best complementary color to Shifting 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 #d8c0ad complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Akaroa are #d7adaf and #d7d5ad. Thus found on the left and right of #d8c0ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Akaroa colors as they work well with Shifting Sand.
The split-complementary Shifting Sand palette consists of #adafd7 and #add7d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adc4d7). Try Wistful and Sinbad colors in combination with #d8c0ad, 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 #d8c0ad 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 Shifting Sand. Thus Lavender Gray and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shifting Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Pixie Green, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8c0ad 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. Shifting Sand tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#adc4d7) and two others. The Gum Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blossom – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #add7c0 and #d7adc5.
In a RGB color space, hex #d8c0ad is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Shifting Sand has a hue angle of 26.51°, a saturation of 35.54% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8c0ad is made of 0% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 16.87% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #d8c0ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(216,192,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.42, 16.87, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(26.51,35.54%,76.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.51,19.91%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.2226,5.4842,12.6751) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.7114,55.3153,47.3285) |