Sandpit 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 | #6183a1 |
| Complementary Color | #5e809e |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandpit Color. The Butternut Wood color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called San Antonio Sage (#a69474) for more calm effect. Try Urban Jungle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5e809e is the best complementary color to Sandpit. 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 #9e7c5e complementary color is Hoki, 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 Leather are #9e5e60 and #9e9c5e. Thus found on the left and right of #9e7c5e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Sandpit.
The split-complementary Sandpit palette consists of #5e5f9e and #5e9e9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e809e). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #9e7c5e, 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 #9e7c5e 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 Sandpit. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sandpit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Fruit Salad, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e7c5e 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. Sandpit tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5e809e) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Hoki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5e9e7c and #9e5e80.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e7c5e is made of 42% red, 33% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Sandpit has a hue angle of 28.13°, a saturation of 25.4% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e7c5e is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e7c5e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,124,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 33%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 25.1, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(28.13,25.4%,49.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.13,40.51%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.5458,8.978,21.4076) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3286,22.4926,13.7016) |