Sand Grain is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #1c1b26 |
| Complementary Color | #dad8e4 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (65.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.25% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sand Grain Color. The Medlar color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called With A Twist (#d1d1bb) for more energetic effect. Try Pale Cucumber as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dad8e4 is the best complementary color to Sand Grain. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3e4d9 complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green White are #e4dfd8 and #dde4d8. Thus found on the left and right of #e3e4d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Westar and Periglacial Blue colors as they work well with Sand Grain.
The split-complementary Sand Grain palette consists of #dfd8e4 and #d8dde4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dad8e4). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #e3e4d9, 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 #e3e4d9 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sand Grain. Thus Lola and Geyser giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sand Grain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Nebula, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3e4d9 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sand Grain tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#dad8e4) and two others. The Geyser is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swiss Coffee – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8e3e4 and #e4dad8.
In a RGB color space, hex #e3e4d9 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Sand Grain has a hue angle of 65.45°, a saturation of 16.92% and a lightness of 87.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3e4d9 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #e3e4d9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,228,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 4.31, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(65.45,16.92%,87.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(65.45,4.82%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.2421,-2.2601,5.2351) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.9463,76.8275,76.6828) |