Sandstone Red Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #77918f |
| Complementary Color | #6e8886 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandstone Red Grey Color. The Wallflower color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Exotica (#938586) for more calm effect. Try Rose Branch as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6e8886 is the best complementary color to Sandstone Red Grey. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #886e70 complementary color is Sirocco, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Opium are #886e7c and #88796e. Thus found on the left and right of #886e70 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Empress and Americano colors as they work well with Sandstone Red Grey.
The split-complementary Sandstone Red Grey palette consists of #6e7c88 and #6e8879 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e8886). Try Raven and Xanadu colors in combination with #886e70, 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 #886e70 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sandstone Red Grey. Thus Storm Gray and Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sandstone Red Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sirocco, Camouflage Green, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #886e70 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sandstone Red Grey tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#6e8886) and two others. The Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mobster – 120° from the complementary Sirocco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f886e and #866e88.
In a RGB color space, hex #886e70 is made of 38% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Sandstone Red Grey has a hue angle of 355.38°, a saturation of 10.57% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #886e70 is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #886e70 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,110,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 31%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.19, 9.41, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(355.38,10.57%,48.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355.38,19.12%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.953,10.5976,2.764) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6539,17.556,17.7347) |