Nevada Sand 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 | #152a46 |
| Complementary Color | #b9cde9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.16% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Nevada Sand Color. The Divine Pleasure color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fresh Praline (#e7bb95) for more energetic effect. Try Cream Cheese Frosting as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b9cde9 is the best complementary color to Nevada Sand. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ead5b9 complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Raffia are #e9bcb9 and #e6e9b9. Thus found on the left and right of #ead5b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Fall Green colors as they work well with Nevada Sand.
The split-complementary Nevada Sand palette consists of #bcb9e9 and #b9e6e9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9cde9). Try Spindle and Powder Blue colors in combination with #ead5b9, 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 #ead5b9 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 Nevada Sand. Thus French Lilac and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nevada Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Padua, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #ead5b9 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nevada Sand tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b9cde9) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Beauty Bush – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b9e9d5 and #e9b9cd.
In a RGB color space, hex #ead5b9 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Nevada Sand has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 53.85% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ead5b9 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 19.21% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #ead5b9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(234,213,185) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.23, 19.21, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(34.29,53.85%,82.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.29,20.94%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.2975,2.9033,16.4853) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.4829,68.5837,55.6329) |