Sandstone Color

#796d62

Sandstone is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #86929d
Complementary Color #626e79
Color Shade: warm red (28.7° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.94% (better contrasting with white)
Sandstone Color Sample
Sandstone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #796d62

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandstone Color. The Stonewall color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Locomotion (#988171) for more energetic effect. Try Equestrian Leather as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#626e79 is the best complementary color to Sandstone. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #796d62 complementary color is Nevada, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sandstone are #796262 and #797862. Thus found on the left and right of #796d62 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Pablo colors as they work well with Sandstone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sandstone palette consists of #626279 and #627978 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#626e79). Try Dolphin and Sirocco colors in combination with #796d62, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #796d62 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sandstone. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sandstone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nevada, Willow Grove, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #796d62 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sandstone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#626e79) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Nevada. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #62796d and #79626e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #796d62 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Sandstone has a hue angle of 28.7°, a saturation of 10.5% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #796d62 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 52.55% black ink.

HEX #796d62
RGB Decimal rgb(121,109,98)
RGB Percentage 37%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 4.7, 9.02, 52.55
HSL hsl(28.7,10.5%,42.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.7,19.01%,47.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.822,2.729,7.8487)
XYZ xyz(15.5584,15.8841,13.8012)
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