Desert sand (color)
Light reddish-yellow color
Desert Sand Hex triplet #EDC9AF sRGB B (r , g , b )(237, 201, 175) HSV (h , s , v )(25°, 26%, 93%) CIELChuv (L , C , h )(83, 34, 44°) Source Crayola ISCC–NBS descriptor Pale orange yellow B : Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Desert sand is a very light and very weakly saturated reddish yellow colour which corresponds specifically to the coloration of sand . It may also be regarded as a deep tone of beige .
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 colour.[ 1] [ 2]
Namibian sand dune
The color shown 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 .
Six Color Variations of Desert Sand
Sandy brown
Sandy Brown Hex triplet #F4A460 sRGB B (r , g , b )(244, 164, 96) HSV (h , s , v )(28°, 61%, 96%) CIELChuv (L , C , h )(74, 81, 40°) Source X11 ISCC–NBS descriptor Moderate orange B : Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
As its name suggests, sandy brown is a shade of brown which is similar to the color of some sands.
Earth yellow
Earth Yellow Hex triplet #E1A95F sRGB B (r , g , b )(225, 169, 95) HSV (h , s , v )(34°, 58%, 88%) CIELChuv (L , C , h )(73, 68, 51°) Source Internet ISCC–NBS descriptor Moderate orange yellow B : Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Earth yellow is one of the twelve official camouflage colors of the United States Army .[ 3] [ 4]
Sand
Sand Hex triplet #C2B280 sRGB B (r , g , b )(194, 178, 128) HSV (h , s , v )(45°, 34%, 76%) CIELChuv (L , C , h )(73, 39, 71°) Source ISCC-NBS ISCC–NBS descriptor Grayish yellow B : Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
A sandy beach
Sand is a color that resembles the color of beach sand . In fact, another name for this color is beach ,[ 5] an alternate color name in use for this color since 1923.[ 6]
The first recorded use of sand as a color name in English was in 1627.[ 7]
The normalized color coordinates for sand are identical to ecru , which was first recorded as a color name in English in 1836.[ 8]
The San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball currently use Sand as one of their team colors.
Desert
Desert Hex triplet #C19A6B sRGB B (r , g , b )(193, 154, 107) HSV (h , s , v )(33°, 45%, 76%) CIELChuv (L , C , h )(66, 47, 52°) Source ISCC-NBS ISCC–NBS descriptor Light yellowish brown B : Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
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.[ 9]
The normalized color coordinates for desert are identical to fallow , wood brown and camel , which were first recorded as color names in English in 1000,[ 10] 1886,[ 11] [ a] and 1916,[ 13] respectively.
Sand dune (Drab)
Sand Dune Hex triplet #967117 sRGB B (r , g , b )(150, 113, 23) HSV (h , s , v )(43°, 85%, 59%) CIELChuv (L , C , h )(50, 58, 58°) Source ISCC-NBS ISCC–NBS descriptor Moderate olive brown B : Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Sand dune is a color that resembles the color of a sand dune composed of dark colored sand.
The first recorded use of sand dune as a color name in English was in 1925.[ 14]
The normalized color coordinates for sand dune are identical to the color names drab , mode beige and bistre brown , which were first recorded as color names in English, respectively, in 1686,[ 15] 1928,[ 16] and 1930.[ 17]
Field drab
Field Drab Hex triplet #6C541E sRGB B (r , g , b )(108, 84, 30) HSV (h , s , v )(42°, 72%, 42%) CIELChuv (L , C , h )(37, 38, 60°) Source ISCC-NBS ISCC–NBS descriptor Moderate olive brown B : Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Field drab is one of the twelve official camouflage colors of the United States Army .[ 3] [ 4]
Desert sand in human culture
Fashion
Interior design
Military
Notes
^ After recording "wood brown" in his 1886 book, Robert Ridgway further refined the details of its color coordinates in his 1912 publication.[ 12]
References
Bibliography
Citations
^ Crayola crayon chronology:
^ Current Crayola crayon colors:
^ a b c Color, marking, and camouflage pattern painting for armament command equipment , United States Department of the Army, 1988
^ a b c The 12 official MERDC camouflage colors (color samples shown):
^ Maerz & Paul, p. 48
^ Maerz & Paul, p. 190
^ Maerz & Paul, p. 48; Color Sample of Sand: p. 49 Plate 13 Color Sample B2
^ Gove, Philip B., ed. (1961). "ecru" . Merriam-Webster Unabridged . Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam. Retrieved 2022-10-26 . First Known Use: 1836
^ Maerz & Paul, p. 203; Color Sample of Desert: p. 47 Plate 12 Color Sample I7
^ Maerz & Paul, p. 195; Color Sample of Fallow: p. 47 Plate 12 Color Sample B5
^ Ridgway (1886), pp. 36, 54, 117; Color Sample of Wood Brown: Plate III fig. 19
^ Ridgway (1912), p. 40; Color Sample of Wood Brown: Plate XL
^ Maerz & Paul, p. 191; Color Sample of Camel: p. 49 Plate 15 Color Sample A6
^ Maerz & Paul, p. 204; Color Sample of Sand Dune: p. 47 Plate 14 Color Sample B5
^ Maerz & Paul, p. 194
^ Maerz & Paul, p. 199
^ Maerz & Paul, p. 53 Plate 15 Color Sample C9
^ Google Images for "Southwest Design":
See also
A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.