Desert Sand is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #123650 |
| Complementary Color | #aed3ed |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.78% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Sand Color. The California Coral color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rose Tattoo (#e1a890) for more calm effect. Try Eggwhite as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aed3ed is the best complementary color to Desert 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 #edc9af complementary color is Blizzard Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Desert Sand are #edaeb4 and #ede8ae. Thus found on the left and right of #edc9af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Double Colonial White colors as they work well with Desert Sand.
The split-complementary Desert Sand palette consists of #aeb3ed and #aeede8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aed3ed). Try Biloba Flower and Water Leaf colors in combination with #edc9af, 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 #edc9af 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 Desert Sand. Thus Biloba Flower and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Desert Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blizzard Blue, Madang, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #edc9af square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Desert Sand tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#aed3ed) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Blizzard Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aeedc9 and #edaed3.
In a RGB color space, hex #edc9af is made of 39% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Sand has a hue angle of 25.16°, a saturation of 63.27% and a lightness of 80.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edc9af is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #edc9af |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,201,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.12, 24.31, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(25.16,63.27%,80.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.16,26.16%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.3755,8.872,17.7149) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.5496,62.873,49.3437) |