Bronze Sand Color

#e6be9c

Bronze Sand is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #194163
Complementary Color #9cc3e5
Color Shade: warm red (27.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.69% (better contrasting with white)
Bronze Sand Color Sample
Bronze Sand Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6be9c

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bronze Sand Color. The Light Incense color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wild Oats (#ecdbc3) for more calm effect. Try Jakarta as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9cc3e5 is the best complementary color to Bronze Sand. 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 #e6be9c complementary color is Regent St Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cashmere are #e59c9e and #e5e39c. Thus found on the left and right of #e6be9c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tonys Pink and Zombie colors as they work well with Bronze Sand.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bronze Sand palette consists of #9c9fe5 and #9ce5e3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9cc3e5). Try Dull Lavender and Water Leaf colors in combination with #e6be9c, 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 #e6be9c 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 Bronze Sand. Thus Biloba Flower and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bronze Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Granny Smith Apple, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6be9c square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Bronze Sand tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#9cc3e5) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ce5be and #e59cc4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6be9c is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Bronze Sand has a hue angle of 27.57°, a saturation of 59.68% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6be9c is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6be9c
RGB Decimal rgb(230,190,156)
RGB Percentage 40%, 33%, 27%
CMYK 0, 15.69, 29.02, 9.8
HSL hsl(27.57,59.68%,75.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(27.57,32.17%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.6424,9.5118,22.5443)
XYZ xyz(57.0473,56.0502,39.2645)
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