Mexican Sand Dollar Color

#dad4c5

Mexican Sand Dollar is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #252b3a
Complementary Color #c5cbd9
Color Shade: orange (42.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.37% (better contrasting with black)
Mexican Sand Dollar Color Sample
Mexican Sand Dollar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dad4c5

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mexican Sand Dollar Color. The Rye Bread 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 Sail Grey (#cabaa4) for more energetic effect. Try Seasoned Salt as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c5cbd9 is the best complementary color to Mexican Sand Dollar. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dad4c5 complementary color is Ghost, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #d9c9c5 and #d5d9c5. Thus found on the left and right of #dad4c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Mexican Sand Dollar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mexican Sand Dollar palette consists of #c9c5d9 and #c5d5d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5cbd9). Try Blue Haze and Geyser colors in combination with #dad4c5, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #dad4c5 offers a combination of violet and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mexican Sand Dollar. Thus Blue Haze and Nebula giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mexican Sand Dollar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ghost, Sea Mist, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #dad4c5 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mexican Sand Dollar tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c5cbd9) and two others. The Nebula is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lola – 120° from the complementary Ghost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5d9d4 and #d9c5cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dad4c5 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Mexican Sand Dollar has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 22.11% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dad4c5 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #dad4c5
RGB Decimal rgb(218,212,197)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 8.24, 14.51
HSL hsl(42.86,22.11%,81.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.86,9.63%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.0085,-0.5059,8.1407)
XYZ xyz(62.535,66.0236,62.2712)
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