Downing Sand

Worn, weathered sand, like dunes after a storm.

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Downing Sand is a pale grey, close to beige.

It can be described as pale, delicate, faded and very unsaturated.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Downing 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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downing

Verb

present participle and gerund of down

Noun

An occasion on which something is downed.
A defeat.

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sand

Noun

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

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

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Its neighbors.

Elk Antler, #cabca4 Wise Owl, #cdbba5 Gobi Desert, #cdbba2 Dusty Trail, #c9bba3 Courtyard, #c8bda4 Sail Grey, #cabaa4 Windsor Tan, #cabba1 Relaxed Khaki, #c8bba3 Attic Linen, #ccbca9 Ramie, #cdbda2 Land Rush Bone, #c9bba1 Seagull Wail, #c7bda8

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Downing Sand

Sand

Desert sand (color)

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Its neighbors.

Its complements.

As a ramp.