what color is sand
Desert sand (color) Desert sand is a brilliant tan color. 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 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.