Sandrift 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 | #546e85 |
| Complementary Color | #7993ab |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandrift Color. The Langdon Dove color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Caffeine (#8a796a) for more calm effect. Try Camel Train as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7993ab is the best complementary color to Sandrift. 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 #ab917a complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Sandrift are #ab797b and #aba979. Thus found on the left and right of #ab917a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Hillary colors as they work well with Sandrift.
The split-complementary Sandrift palette consists of #797bab and #79aba9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7993ab). Try Kimberly and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #ab917a, 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 #ab917a 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 Sandrift. Thus Lavender Purple and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sandrift contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Amulet, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab917a 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. Sandrift tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7993ab) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79ab91 and #ab7993.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab917a is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Sandrift has a hue angle of 28.16°, a saturation of 22.58% and a lightness of 57.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab917a is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab917a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,145,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.2, 19.22, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(28.16,22.58%,57.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.16,28.65%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.9241,6.1822,15.8313) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4328,30.3139,22.6595) |