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Desert Sand
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#EDC9AF
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(237, 201, 175)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(25°, 26%, 93%)
Source		[Unsourced]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Desert sand is a color which resembles the color of desert sand. It may be regarded as a deep shade of beige.

In 1998, desert sand was made into a Crayola crayon color. ^[1][2]

The color at shown at right matches the palest of the three colors in the 3-color Desert Camouflage Uniform of United States armed forces ^[3], which beginning in 1990 began to replace the 6-color Desert Battle Dress Uniform. ^[4]

Variations of desert sand

Sandy brown

Sandy Brown
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#F4A460
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(244, 164, 96)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(28°, 61%, 96[5]%)
Source		X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

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

Earth Yellow
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#E1A95F
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(225, 169, 95)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(34°, 58%, 88[6]%)
Source		Internet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color earth yellow is displayed at right.

Earth yellow is one of the twelve official camouflage colors of the United States Army. ^[7][8]

Sand

Sand
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#C2B280
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(194, 178, 128)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(45°, 34%, 76[9]%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Sand is a color that resembles the color of beach sand. In fact, another name for this color is beach ^[10], an alternate color name in use for this color since 1923. ^[11]

The first recorded use of sand as a color name in English was in 1627. ^[12]

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

Desert

Desert
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#C19A6B
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(193, 154, 107)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(33°, 44%, 76[13]%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
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. ^[14]

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
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#967117
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(150, 113, 23)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(43°, 85%, 59[15]%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

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 ^[16], in use, respectively, since 1686 ^[17] and 1928. ^[18]

The first recorded use of sand dune as a color name in English was in 1925. ^[19]

Field drab

Field Drab
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#6C541E
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(108, 84, 30)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(42°, 72%, 42[20]%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color field drab is displayed at right.

Field drab is one of the twelve official camouflage colors of the United States Army. ^[7][8]

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. ^[21]

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.^[7][8]

References

1. ^ Crayola crayon chronology:
2. ^ Current Crayola crayon colors:
3. ^ Three Color Desert Camouflage Pattern (go halfway down the web page):
4. ^ Six Color Desert Camouflage Pattern (go two-thirds of the way down the web page):
5. ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #F4A460 (Sandy Brown):
6. ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #E1A95F (Earth Yellow):
7. ^ ^{a b c} Color, marking, and camouflage pattern painting for armament command equipment, United States Department of the Army, 1988  
8. ^ ^{a b c} The 12 official MERDC camouflage colors (color samples shown):
9. ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #C2B280 (Sand):
10. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 48
11. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 190
12. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Sand: Page 49 Plate 13 Color Sample B2
13. ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #C19A6B (Desert):
14. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Desert: Page 47 Plate 12 Color Sample I7
15. ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #967117 (Sand Dune)(Drab):
16. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 50
17. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 194
18. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 199
19. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 204; Color Sample of Sand Dune: Page 47 Plate 14 Color Sample B5
20. ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #6C541E (Field Drab):
21. ^ Earth yellow handbags found on Google images (continue down subsequent pages):

See also

• List of colors