Powder Sand Color

#f7f1dd

Powder Sand is pale, 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 #080e22
Complementary Color #dde3f7
Color Shade: warm yellow (46.15° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 91.76% (better contrasting with black)
Powder Sand Color Sample
Powder Sand Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f7f1dd

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Powder Sand Color. The Bad Moon Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Butter Cookie (#f0e4b2) for more energetic effect. Try Bone White as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dde3f7 is the best complementary color to Powder 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 #f7f1dd complementary color is Link Water, 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 Quarter Spanish White are #f7e4dd and #f0f7dd. Thus found on the left and right of #f7f1dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Albescent White and Rum Swizzle colors as they work well with Powder Sand.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Powder Sand palette consists of #e4ddf7 and #ddf0f7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dde3f7). Try Moon Raker and Polar colors in combination with #f7f1dd, 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 #f7f1dd 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 Powder Sand. Thus French Lilac and Polar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Powder Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Granny Apple, and We Peep split by 90° on the color wheel. #f7f1dd 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. Powder Sand tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#dde3f7) and two others. The Polar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and We Peep – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddf7f1 and #f7dde3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f7f1dd is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Powder Sand has a hue angle of 46.15°, a saturation of 61.9% and a lightness of 91.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f7f1dd is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 10.19% yellow and 3.14% black ink.

HEX #f7f1dd
RGB Decimal rgb(247,241,221)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 10.19, 3.14
HSL hsl(46.15,61.9%,91.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(46.15,10.53%,96.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(95.121,-1.3165,10.3635)
XYZ xyz(82.8642,87.9052,81.0066)
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