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Desert sand (color)

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Hex triplet
  
#EDC9AF

CMYK   (c, m, y, k)
  
(0, 15, 26, 7)

Source
  
Crayola

sRGB  (r, g, b)
  
(237, 201, 175)

HSV       (h, s, v)
  
(25°, 26%, 93%)

Desert sand is a brilliant tan color. It may also be regarded as a deep tone of beige.

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Desert sand was used by General Motors, along with "rosewood", as a paint color for their early Cadillacs.

In 1998, desert sand was made into a Crayola crayon color.

The color shown at right matches the palest of the three colors in the 3-color Desert Camouflage Uniform of United States armed forces, which in 1990 began to replace the 6-color Desert Battle Dress Uniform.

Sandy brown

The web color sandy brown is displayed at right.

As its name suggests, sandy brown is a shade of brown which is similar to the color of some sands.

Earth yellow

The color earth yellow is displayed at right.

Earth yellow is one of the twelve official camouflage colors of the United States Army.

Sand

Sand is a color that resembles the color of beach sand. In fact, another name for this color is beach, an alternate color name in use for this color since 1923.

The first recorded use of sand as a color name in English was in 1627.

The San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball currently use Sand as one of their team colors.

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Sand (color sample #90).

Desert

Desert is a color that resembles the color of the flat areas of a desert.

The first recorded use of desert as a color name in English was in 1920.

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Sand (color sample #76).

Sand dune (Drab)

Sand dune is a color that resembles the color of a sand dune composed of dark colored sand.

Two other alternate names for this exact color are drab and mode beige, in use, respectively, since 1686 and 1928.

The first recorded use of sand dune as a color name in English was in 1925.

Field drab

The color field drab is displayed at right.

Field drab is one of the twelve official camouflage colors of the United States Army.

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Field Drab (color sample #95)

Desert sand in human culture

Fashion

  • Earth yellow is a popular color for women’s handbags, as can be ascertained by entering the words "earth yellow" into Google Images.

    • Interior design

  • The tones of desert sand are called desert colors because they suggest the colors of the landscape of and of the design of the Native American cultures of the Southwestern United States. The desert colors are widely used (with both tones of sky blue or turquoise and tones of maroon to complement them) in Southwest Design.

    • Military

  • The colors desert sand, earth yellow, sand, and field drab are all on the list of the twelve standard camouflage colors used by the United States Department of the Army.

    • References

    Desert sand (color) Wikipedia
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