Sandal 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 | #5c7895 |
| Complementary Color | #6a85a3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandal Color. The Beaver color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dried Grass (#aca08d) for more calm effect. Try Sandy Bluff as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6a85a3 is the best complementary color to Sandal. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a3876a 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 Sandal are #a36a6a and #a2a36a. Thus found on the left and right of #a3876a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Sandal.
The split-complementary Sandal palette consists of #6a6aa3 and #6aa2a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a85a3). Try Kimberly and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a3876a, 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 #a3876a 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 Sandal. Thus Deluge and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sandal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda Gray, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3876a square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. Sandal tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6a85a3) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Bermuda Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6aa387 and #a36a86.
In a RGB color space, hex #a3876a is made of 40% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Sandal has a hue angle of 30.53°, a saturation of 23.65% and a lightness of 52.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3876a is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 22.35% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #a3876a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,135,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 22.35, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(30.53,23.65%,52.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.53,34.97%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.184,6.3478,19.5912) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3697,26.1551,17.2943) |