Light Sandbank is pale, 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 | #212339 |
Complementary Color | #c6c8dd |
Color Shade: | warm yellow (55° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 82.35% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Sandbank Color. The Hay color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Salt (#efede6) for more calm effect. Try Sawgrass Cottage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c6c8dd is the best complementary color to Light Sandbank. 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 #dedcc6 complementary color is Blue Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tana are #ddd0c6 and #d3ddc6. Thus found on the left and right of #dedcc6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Light Sandbank.
The split-complementary Light Sandbank palette consists of #d0c6dd and #c6d3dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6c8dd). Try Blue Haze and Geyser colors in combination with #dedcc6, 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 #dedcc6 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 Light Sandbank. Thus Snuff and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Sandbank contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Sea Mist, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #dedcc6 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Light Sandbank tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c6c8dd) and two others. The Paris White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wafer – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6dddb and #ddc6c7.
In a RGB color space, hex #dedcc6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Light Sandbank has a hue angle of 55°, a saturation of 26.67% and a lightness of 82.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dedcc6 is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
HEX | #dedcc6 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(222,220,198) |
RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
CMYK | 0, 0.79, 9.41, 12.94 |
HSL | hsl(55,26.67%,82.35%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(55,10.81%,87.06%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(87.3844,-3.0594,11.0501) |
XYZ | xyz(65.9104,70.7932,63.6167) |