Golden Sand Color

#f0db7d

Golden Sand is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #0f2482
Complementary Color #7c91f0
Color Shade: warm yellow (49.04° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.57% (better contrasting with black)
Golden Sand Color Sample
Golden Sand Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f0db7d

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Sand Color. The Honey and Cream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cream Can (#eec051) for more energetic effect. Try Sun Dried as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7c91f0 is the best complementary color to Golden Sand. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f0db7d complementary color is Portage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Golden Sand are #f0a17c and #cbf07c. Thus found on the left and right of #f0db7d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Sulu colors as they work well with Golden Sand.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Sand palette consists of #a17cf0 and #7ccbf0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c91f0). Try Portage and Jordy Blue colors in combination with #f0db7d, 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 #f0db7d offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Golden Sand. Thus Heliotrope and Spray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Magic Mint, and Persian Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0db7d square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Golden Sand tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7c91f0) and two others. The Spray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Froly – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7cf0db and #f07c91.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f0db7d is made of 41% red, 38% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Sand has a hue angle of 49.04°, a saturation of 79.31% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0db7d is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 45.1% yellow and 5.88% black ink.

HEX #f0db7d
RGB Decimal rgb(240,219,125)
RGB Percentage 41%, 38%, 21%
CMYK 0, 8.24, 45.1, 5.88
HSL hsl(49.04,79.31%,71.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(49.04,47.92%,94.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.3239,-4.9173,48.5571)
XYZ xyz(64.9684,70.669,29.6183)
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