Sand - 02/03/1999
Sand is the Color of the Day for 02/03/1999. Sand has a hex value of #C2B280. On the RGB scale it has values of Red: 194, Green: 178, and Blue: 128
Color Spaces of Sand
| Hex | C2B280 | #C2B280 |
| RGB | 194 178 128 | rgb(194 178 128) |
| RGB % | 76 70 50 | rgb(76 70 50) |
| CIELAB | 73.04, 0.43, 27.81 | |
| CMY | 24, 30, 50 | |
| CMYK | 0, 8, 34, 24 | |
| HSL | 45, 35, 63 | hsl(45 35% 63%) |
| HSV | 45, 34, 76 | hsv(45 34% 76%) |
| HSI | 47, 23, 167 | |
| HWB | 45, 50, 24 | hwb(45 50% 24%) |
| LCH | 73.04, 27.82, 89.11 | |
| XYZ | 43.76, 45.23, 20.49 | |
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All About Sand
The color sand is a light beige or yellowish-brown hue that evokes the warmth and tranquility of a desert landscape. This earthy tone is inspired by the natural color of sand, which is a result of weathering and erosion of rocks and minerals over time. Sand is a versatile color that can be used in a variety of contexts, from interior design to fashion and art.
Sand in Fashion
In fashion, sand is often used in accessories like shoes and bags, as well as in clothing items like dresses, skirts, and pants. It's a versatile color that works well with a range of other hues, including earthy greens and blues, warm oranges and reds, and cool grays and blues. Sand-colored clothing is a great choice for casual, beachy looks or for adding a touch of sophistication to more formal outfits.
Sand in Interior Design
In interior design, sand is a popular choice for creating a calm and inviting atmosphere. It pairs well with other natural hues like taupe, ivory, and cream, and can be used as a neutral base color for walls, furniture, and accessories. Sand-colored curtains, rugs, and throw pillows can add a touch of warmth and comfort to any room, while also complementing a wide range of styles, from rustic to modern.
Sand in Art
In art, sand can be used as a natural pigment in painting or as a material for creating textured collages and sculptures. It can also be used to create sand art, a popular form of temporary artwork that involves arranging colored sand in patterns or designs. Sand art is often associated with mindfulness and meditation, as the act of creating and observing the intricate patterns can be a calming and therapeutic experience.
Closest Common Color
Sand is closest to the common color brown. Brown is a mixture of several different colors. One common mixture is orange and black. Brown can be associated with resilience, strength and reliability. Brown is the color of dirt which makes it a natural color that is the most down-to-earth. You can see brown as the most common human eye color. Grizzly bears, footballs, chocolate, tree bark, and dirt are things that are brown.
Shades of Sand
A shade is a concept of darkening a color. Below you will find the shades of colors from Sand all the way to Black evenly distributed.
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Tints of Sand
A tint is a concept of lightening a color. Below you will find the tints of colors from Sand all the way to White evenly distributed.
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Tones of Sand
A tone is a concept of adding gray to a color. Below you will find the tones of colors from Sand all the way to Gray evenly distributed.
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Monochromatic Colors of Sand
A monochromatic color scheme is based on a single color and contains both shades and tints of that color. Below you will find a monochromatic color scheme based off of Sand.
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Complementary Color of Sand
Complementary colors are two colors that are the complete opposite of each other on the color wheel. Complementary colors are used by many including graphic designers, painters, and other artists. Knowing the complementary color for a given color is useful because using them together creates a visual contrast which can really make a design pop! Below you will find the complementary color of Sand.
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Split Complementary Colors of Sand
A Split Complementary color scheme is based on a single color and then finds the complementary color of the main color and uses that as a reference to find two colors to the left and right of that complementary color on the color wheel. A total of three colors make up a split complementary color scheme. A common example of a split complementary color scheme in an RGB Model is red, green-cyan, and blue-cyan. Below you will find a split complementary color scheme based off of Sand.
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Triadic Colors of Sand
A triadic color scheme is made up of three colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with one color to as the baseline and the two other colors serve as accent colors. On the color wheel this can be envisioned as a triangle. Below you will find a triadic color scheme based off of Sand.
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Tetradic Colors of Sand
A tetradic color scheme is made up of four colors that form a rectangle on the color wheel. This color harmony is also known as a double complementary color scheme becuase it is made up of two complementary color pairs. Below you will find a tetradic color scheme based off of Sand.
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Analogous Colors of Sand
An analogous color scheme is made up of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with a single color as the baseline, a second color, and an accent color or a mixture of the first two colors as the third color. Below you will find an analogous color scheme based off of Sand.
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Variations of Sand
A variation of a color is the idea of swapping the values of Red, Blue, and Green with one another to create a new color. The color Sand has RGB values of R:194, G:178, and B:128. Using this information, we can create the following 5 variations using RBG, GRB, GBR, BRG, and GBR. Out of the 5 possible variations of Sand, 5 of them will be unique without counting our orignal color of Sand.
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Web Safe Color of Sand
A web safe color is a color that will not be dithered when shown on a web browser that only has 256-color support. Although this is not much of an issue in modern browsers today it is important to understand the history. A web safe color will always appear as intended across any device/browser. There are 216 colors that are considered web safe. Below you will find the closest web safe color to Sand.
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CSS Code for Sand
Text Color
This paragraph tag has text in the color #C2B280
Text Shadow Color
This text has a shadow in the color #C2B280
Border Color
This div tag has a border color of #C2B280
Background Color
This div tag has a background color of #C2B280
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Sand Accessibility
When it comes to accessibility it is important to consider the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 issued by W3C. The WCAG provides a set of standards to determine if two colors have an appropriate contrast ratio in order to be readable on a web. This is achieved by measuring luminance, also known as brightness, between the color of your text and the background color. The WCAG has several levels of conformance: (A - Lowest, AA - Mid Range, AAA - Highest). If you meet the requirements of a higher range of conformance then you automatically meet the lower levels. For Example, if you meet AAA then by default you also meet AA and A. The contrast ratios that need to be met also consider the size of the font. Below are the contrast ratios needed to be compliant.
- Level AA (large text/18-point font): 3:1
- Level AA: 4.5:1
- Level AAA (large text/18-point font): 4.5:1
- Level AAA: 7:1
In the following sections we take a look at conformance levels AA and AAA for both large sized text and normal sized text. We took care of all the calculations so you will be able to see right away whether or not a text color of Sand is readable according to the WCAG against both Black and White backgrounds.
Sand Contrast on Black Background
The color Sand has passed 4 out of 4 WCAG tests against a Black background. This means there is a 100% accessibility rating and therefore makes Sand a perfect choice against a Black background.
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Sand Contrast on White Background
The color Sand has passed 0 out of 4 WCAG tests against a White background. This means there is a 0% accessibility rating and therefore makes Sand a poor choice against a White background.
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