Sand Dune Color

#e3d2c0

Sand Dune 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 #1c2d3f
Complementary Color #c0d1e3
Color Shade: orange (30.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.16% (better contrasting with black)
Sand Dune Color Sample
Sand Dune Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e3d2c0

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sand Dune Color. The Sedona Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called True Blonde (#dcc49b) for more energetic effect. Try Tracery as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c0d1e3 is the best complementary color to Sand Dune. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3d2c0 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Bone are #e3c0c0 and #e2e3c0. Thus found on the left and right of #e3d2c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cavern Pink and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Sand Dune.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sand Dune palette consists of #c0c0e3 and #c0e2e3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0d1e3). Try Periwinkle Gray and Ziggurat colors in combination with #e3d2c0, 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 #e3d2c0 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 Sand Dune. Thus Prelude and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sand Dune contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Moss Green, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3d2c0 square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. Sand Dune tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c0d1e3) and two others. The Skeptic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c0e3d2 and #e3c0d1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e3d2c0 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Sand Dune has a hue angle of 30.86°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3d2c0 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 10.98% black ink.

HEX #e3d2c0
RGB Decimal rgb(227,210,192)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 13.73, 10.98
HSL hsl(30.86,38.46%,82.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.86,15.42%,89.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.1135,2.9572,11.0356)
XYZ xyz(64.2396,66.2299,59.267)
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