Desert sand (color) facts for kids
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Desert sand is a colour which is like the color of desert sand. It is a deep tone of beige.
In 1998, desert sand was made into a Crayola crayon colour.
The color shown at right matches the palest of the three colors in the 3-color Desert Camouflage Uniform of United States Army.In 1990, it began to replace the 6-color Desert Battle Dress Uniform.
Tones of desert sand color comparison chart
| Name | Color | HEX Code | Red | Green | Blue | Hue | Sat | Lum | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Dust Storm | #F4E9E8 | 244 | 233 | 232 | 05° | 35% | 93% | Xona.com color list "Dust Storm Light" | |
| Spanish Sand | #ECE2C6 | 236 | 226 | 198 | 44° | 50% | 85% | Sand (Gallego & Sanz) | |
| White Sand | #DCD7D4 | 220 | 215 | 212 | 22° | 10% | 85% | Pantone TPX 13-0002 | |
| Dust Storm | #E5CCC9 | 229 | 204 | 201 | 06° | 35% | 84% | Xona.com color list | |
| Light Burning Sand | #EFCDBB | 239 | 205 | 187 | 21° | 62% | 84% | Xona.com color list "Burning Sand Light" | |
| Desert sand | #EDC9AF | 237 | 201 | 175 | 25° | 63% | 81% | (Crayola) (US Army Camouflage color) | |
| Sandstorm | #ECD540 | 236 | 213 | 64 | 52° | 82% | 59% | Crayola colored pencils | |
| Sandy Brown | #F4A460 | 244 | 164 | 96 | 28° | 87% | 67% | web color | |
| Earth Yellow | #E1A95F | 225 | 169 | 95 | 34° | 68% | 63% | US Army Camouflage color | |
| Pink Sand | #DDAD95 | 221 | 173 | 149 | 20° | 51% | 73% | Pantone TPX 15-1318 | |
| Dusty Pink | #E1AD9D | 225 | 173 | 157 | 14° | 53% | 75% | Pantone TPX 14-1376 | |
| Burning Sand | #D99376 | 217 | 147 | 118 | 18° | 57% | 66% | Xona.com color list | |
| Sand | #C2B280 | 194 | 178 | 128 | 45° | 35% | 63% | ISCC-NBS US Army Camouflage color | |
| Desert | #C19A6B | 193 | 154 | 107 | 33° | 41% | 59% | ISCC-NBS | |
| Sand Dune | #967117 | 150 | 113 | 23 | 43° | 73% | 34% | Drab Mode Beige ISCC-NBS | |
| Field Drab | #6C541E | 108 | 84 | 30 | 42° | 57% | 27% | US Army Camouflage color |
Related pages
Images for kids
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Namibian sand dune
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A sandy beach
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See also
In Spanish: Arena (color) para niños
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