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 | #557290 |
| Complementary Color | #6f8caa |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.51° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandal Color. The Egyptian Sand color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mink (#8a7561) for more calm effect. Try Tan Wagon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6f8caa 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 #aa8d6f 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 #aa6f6f and #a9aa6f. Thus found on the left and right of #aa8d6f 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 #6f6faa and #6fa9aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f8caa). Try Kimberly and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #aa8d6f, 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 #aa8d6f 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 Wisteria and Bay Leaf 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 Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa8d6f 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 (#6f8caa) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Bermuda Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6faa8d and #aa6f8b.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa8d6f is made of 40% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Sandal has a hue angle of 30.51°, a saturation of 25.76% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa8d6f is made of 0% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa8d6f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,141,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.38, 23.14, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(30.51,25.76%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.51,34.71%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.5546,6.5208,20.111) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9717,28.7435,19.06) |