Sandwashed Driftwood 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 | #8f97a6 |
| Complementary Color | #596170 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandwashed Driftwood Color. The Lagoon Moss color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lauriston Stone (#868172) for more calm effect. Try Domino as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#596170 is the best complementary color to Sandwashed Driftwood. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #706859 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, 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 Coffee are #705c59 and #6c7059. Thus found on the left and right of #706859 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dorado and Kokoda colors as they work well with Sandwashed Driftwood.
The split-complementary Sandwashed Driftwood palette consists of #5c5970 and #596c70 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#596170). Try Smoky and Nevada colors in combination with #706859, 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 #706859 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 Sandwashed Driftwood. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sandwashed Driftwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Finlandia, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #706859 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. Sandwashed Driftwood tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#596170) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zambezi – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #597068 and #705960.
In a RGB color space, hex #706859 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Sandwashed Driftwood has a hue angle of 39.13°, a saturation of 11.44% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #706859 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #706859 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,104,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 9.02, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(39.13,11.44%,39.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.13,20.54%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.3284,0.425,9.5905) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4356,14.0666,11.4582) |