Dry Sand Color

#eae4d6

Dry 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 #151b29
Complementary Color #d5dbea
Color Shade: orange (42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.84% (better contrasting with black)
Dry Sand Color Sample
Dry Sand Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #eae4d6

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dry Sand Color. The Rice Paddy color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cameo Role (#ddcaaf) for more energetic effect. Try Rancho Verde as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d5dbea is the best complementary color to Dry 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 #eae4d6 complementary color is Botticelli, 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 Pearl Bush are #eadad5 and #e6ead5. Thus found on the left and right of #eae4d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and Kidnapper colors as they work well with Dry Sand.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dry Sand palette consists of #dad5ea and #d5e6ea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d5dbea). Try Snuff and Botticelli colors in combination with #eae4d6, 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 #eae4d6 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 Dry Sand. Thus Snuff and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dry Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #eae4d6 square combo is a palette of orange, mid 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. Dry Sand tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d5dbea) and two others. The Skeptic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oyster Pink – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d5eae4 and #ead5db.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #eae4d6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Dry Sand has a hue angle of 42°, a saturation of 32.26% and a lightness of 87.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eae4d6 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 8.24% black ink.

HEX #eae4d6
RGB Decimal rgb(234,228,214)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 7.84, 8.24
HSL hsl(42,32.26%,87.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42,8.55%,91.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.7042,-0.3452,7.5384)
XYZ xyz(73.8127,77.8343,74.7515)
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