Sandy Ridge is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #5e7188 |
| Complementary Color | #778aa1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandy Ridge Color. The Chamoisee color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wicker Basket (#847567) for more calm effect. Try Dinosaur Bone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#778aa1 is the best complementary color to Sandy Ridge. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a18e77 complementary color is Bermuda Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Donkey Brown are #a17977 and #9fa177. Thus found on the left and right of #a18e77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Gurkha colors as they work well with Sandy Ridge.
The split-complementary Sandy Ridge palette consists of #7977a1 and #779fa1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#778aa1). Try Kimberly and Gumbo colors in combination with #a18e77, 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 #a18e77 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sandy Ridge. Thus Trendy Pink and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sandy Ridge contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda Gray, Amulet, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a18e77 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sandy Ridge tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#778aa1) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Bermuda Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77a18e and #a17789.
In a RGB color space, hex #a18e77 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Sandy Ridge has a hue angle of 32.86°, a saturation of 18.26% and a lightness of 54.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a18e77 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #a18e77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,142,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 16.47, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(32.86,18.26%,54.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.86,26.09%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.1184,3.4065,14.8718) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7007,28.255,21.4465) |