Umbra Sand Color

#87706b

Umbra Sand is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #788f94
Complementary Color #6a8287
Color Shade: mid red (10.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.45% (better contrasting with white)
Umbra Sand Color Sample
Umbra Sand Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #87706b

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Umbra Sand Color. The Peat Red Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Magic Malt (#a5887e) for more energetic effect. Try Dorado as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6a8287 is the best complementary color to Umbra Sand. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #87706b complementary color is Slate Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Americano are #876a73 and #877d6a. Thus found on the left and right of #87706b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Makara colors as they work well with Umbra Sand.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Umbra Sand palette consists of #6a7487 and #6a877d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a8287). Try Pale Sky and Viridian Green colors in combination with #87706b, 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 #87706b offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Umbra Sand. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Umbra Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Camouflage Green, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #87706b square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Umbra Sand tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#6a8287) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Old Lavender – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a876f and #876a81.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #87706b is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Umbra Sand has a hue angle of 10.71°, a saturation of 11.57% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87706b is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 47.06% black ink.

HEX #87706b
RGB Decimal rgb(135,112,107)
RGB Percentage 38%, 32%, 30%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 10.98, 47.06
HSL hsl(10.71,11.57%,47.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.71,20.74%,52.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.2536,8.1856,6.1504)
XYZ xyz(18.4397,17.8008,16.3739)
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