Sandy Clay 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 | #242f42 |
| Complementary Color | #bdc8db |
| Color Shade: | orange (38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandy Clay Color. The Bespoke 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 Glass Sand (#cdb69b) for more energetic effect. Try Recycled as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bdc8db is the best complementary color to Sandy Clay. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dbd0bd 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 #dbc1bd and #d7dbbd. Thus found on the left and right of #dbd0bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Sandy Clay.
The split-complementary Sandy Clay palette consists of #c1bddb and #bdd7db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdc8db). Try Lavender Gray and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #dbd0bd, 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 #dbd0bd 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 Sandy Clay. Thus Lavender Gray and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sandy Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Surf, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbd0bd 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. Sandy Clay tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bdc8db) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bddbd0 and #dbbdc8.
In a RGB color space, hex #dbd0bd is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Sandy Clay has a hue angle of 38°, a saturation of 29.41% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbd0bd is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #dbd0bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(219,208,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 11.76, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(38,29.41%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38,13.7%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.8855,0.6398,10.7876) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.9546,63.8459,57.255) |