Forgotten Sandstone 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 | #505969 |
| Complementary Color | #969eae |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Forgotten Sandstone Color. The Maple Brown Sugar 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 saturated alternative called Mud-Dell (#a08b76) for more energetic effect. Try Excelsior as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#969eae is the best complementary color to Forgotten Sandstone. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #afa696 complementary color is Santas 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 Napa are #ae9996 and #abae96. Thus found on the left and right of #afa696 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Bud colors as they work well with Forgotten Sandstone.
The split-complementary Forgotten Sandstone palette consists of #9996ae and #96abae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#969eae). Try Santas Gray and Cascade colors in combination with #afa696, 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 #afa696 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 Forgotten Sandstone. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Forgotten Sandstone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Envy, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #afa696 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. Forgotten Sandstone tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#969eae) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #96aea5 and #ae969e.
In a RGB color space, hex #afa696 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Forgotten Sandstone has a hue angle of 38.4°, a saturation of 13.51% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afa696 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #afa696 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,166,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 9.81, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(38.4,13.51%,63.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.4,14.29%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.4521,0.4735,9.441) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8204,38.5884,34.3618) |