Wet Sandstone 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 | #8792a0 |
| Complementary Color | #5f6a78 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Wet Sandstone Color. The Peppery color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called True Walnut (#967a67) for more energetic effect. Try Shadow Wood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5f6a78 is the best complementary color to Wet Sandstone. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #786d5f 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 Sandstone are #78605f and #76785f. Thus found on the left and right of #786d5f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Limed Ash colors as they work well with Wet Sandstone.
The split-complementary Wet Sandstone palette consists of #605f78 and #5f7678 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f6a78). Try Comet and Nevada colors in combination with #786d5f, 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 #786d5f 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 Wet Sandstone. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wet Sandstone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Cactus, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #786d5f 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. Wet Sandstone tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5f6a78) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f786d and #785f69.
In a RGB color space, hex #786d5f is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Wet Sandstone has a hue angle of 33.6°, a saturation of 11.63% and a lightness of 42.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #786d5f is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 52.94% black ink.
| HEX | #786d5f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,109,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 9.81, 52.94 |
| HSL | hsl(33.6,11.63%,42.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.6,20.83%,47.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.6535,1.8138,9.3836) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2799,15.7566,13.0625) |