Sandstone Grey 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 | #7a8d99 |
| Complementary Color | #667985 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandstone Grey Color. The Smokey Tan 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 soft alternative called Elephant Skin (#8f8982) for more calm effect. Try Manor House as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#667985 is the best complementary color to Sandstone Grey. 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 #857266 complementary color is Pale Sky, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sand Dune are #856669 and #858166. Thus found on the left and right of #857266 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Sandstone Grey.
The split-complementary Sandstone Grey palette consists of #666985 and #668581 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#667985). Try Storm Gray and Juniper colors in combination with #857266, 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 #857266 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 Grey. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sandstone Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Sky, Glade Green, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #857266 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sandstone Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#667985) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Pale Sky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #668572 and #856678.
In a RGB color space, hex #857266 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Sandstone Grey has a hue angle of 23.23°, a saturation of 13.19% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #857266 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #857266 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,114,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 12.16, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(23.23,13.19%,46.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.23,23.31%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.4724,5.3927,9.3892) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0885,17.9805,15.0876) |