Sand Pyramid Color

#ddcc77

Sand Pyramid is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #238
Complementary Color #78d
Color Shade: warm yellow (50° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.67% (better contrasting with black)
Sand Pyramid Color Sample
Sand Pyramid Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddcc77

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sand Pyramid Color. The Desert color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Golden Cricket (#d7b056) for more energetic effect. Try Sell Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#78d is the best complementary color to Sand Pyramid. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dc7 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #d97 and #bd7. Thus found on the left and right of #dc7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Sand Pyramid.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sand Pyramid palette consists of #97d and #7bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#78d). Try White and White colors in combination with #dc7, 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 #dc7 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sand Pyramid. Thus Lavender and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sand Pyramid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #dc7 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Sand Pyramid tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#78d) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7dc and #d78.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddcc77 is made of 41% red, 38% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Sand Pyramid has a hue angle of 50°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddcc77 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 40% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #ddcc77
RGB Decimal rgb(221,204,119)
RGB Percentage 41%, 38%, 22%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 40, 13.33
HSL hsl(50,60%,66.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(50,46.15%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.7782,-5.4555,44.301)
XYZ xyz(54.7414,59.8898,26.1275)
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