Sandalwood is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #9eaabc |
| Complementary Color | #434e60 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandalwood Color. The Conservation color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blackish Brown (#453b32) for more calm effect. Try Armadillo as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#434e60 is the best complementary color to Sandalwood. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #615543 complementary color is River Bed, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kabul are #604543 and #5d6043. Thus found on the left and right of #615543 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Finch colors as they work well with Sandalwood.
The split-complementary Sandalwood palette consists of #454360 and #435d60 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#434e60). Try Mulled Wine and Mineral Green colors in combination with #615543, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #615543 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sandalwood. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sandalwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Gray Asparagus, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #615543 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sandalwood tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#434e60) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #436055 and #60434e.
In a RGB color space, hex #615543 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Sandalwood has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 18.29% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #615543 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 61.96% black ink.
| HEX | #615543 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(97,85,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 11.77, 61.96 |
| HSL | hsl(36,18.29%,32.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36,30.93%,38.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.8248,1.8078,12.3208) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1914,9.4436,6.6486) |