Arabian Sands 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 | #22394e |
| Complementary Color | #b1c8dd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.04% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Arabian Sands Color. The Half Moon Bay Blush color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rundlet Peach (#d3aa94) for more energetic effect. Try Indian Muslin as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b1c8dd is the best complementary color to Arabian Sands. 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 #ddc6b1 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 Bone are #ddb1b2 and #dddcb1. Thus found on the left and right of #ddc6b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Arabian Sands.
The split-complementary Arabian Sands palette consists of #b1b2dd and #b1dddc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b1c8dd). Try Pigeon Post and Ziggurat colors in combination with #ddc6b1, 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 #ddc6b1 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 Arabian Sands. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Arabian Sands contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddc6b1 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. Arabian Sands tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b1c8dd) and two others. The Fringy Flower 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 #b1ddc6 and #ddb1c7.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddc6b1 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Arabian Sands has a hue angle of 28.64°, a saturation of 39.29% and a lightness of 78.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddc6b1 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddc6b1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,198,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 17.26, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(28.64,39.29%,78.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.64,19.91%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.2557,4.7678,13.4681) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.9487,58.9346,49.9163) |