Color Names

Afghan Sand

Desert sand, soft as the yarn in a handmade blanket.

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Afghan Sand is a muted orange, close to brown.

It can be described as muted, mellow, dull and light.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Afghan Sand

Sand

Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is usually defined by its grain size. Sand grains are smaller than gravel and coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a textural class of soil or soil type; i.e., a soil containing more than 85 percent sand-sized particles by mass.

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Desert sand (color)

Desert sand is a very light and very weakly saturated reddish yellow color which corresponds specifically to the coloration of sand. It may also be regarded as a deep tone of beige.

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afghan

Noun

  1. A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.
  2. A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.
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sand

Noun

  1. Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.

Adjective

  1. Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
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