Reno Sand Color

#b26e33

Reno Sand is soft, 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 #4d91cc
Complementary Color #3276b2
Color Shade: warm red (27.87° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.9% (better contrasting with white)
Reno Sand Color Sample
Reno Sand Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b26e33

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Reno Sand Color. The Spruce Yellow 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 Rusty Coin (#8d5f2c) for more calm effect. Try Leather Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3276b2 is the best complementary color to Reno Sand. 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 #b26e33 complementary color is Astral, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper are #b23237 and #b2ad32. Thus found on the left and right of #b26e33 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Well Read and Alpine colors as they work well with Reno Sand.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Reno Sand palette consists of #3237b2 and #32b2ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3276b2). Try Governor Bay and Keppel colors in combination with #b26e33, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b26e33 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 Reno Sand. Thus Purple Heart and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Reno Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astral, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b26e33 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Reno Sand tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3276b2) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Astral. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #32b26d and #b23276.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b26e33 is made of 53% red, 32% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Reno Sand has a hue angle of 27.87°, a saturation of 55.46% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b26e33 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 49.8% yellow and 30.2% black ink.

HEX #b26e33
RGB Decimal rgb(178,110,51)
RGB Percentage 53%, 32%, 15%
CMYK 0, 26.66, 49.8, 30.2
HSL hsl(27.87,55.46%,44.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(27.87,71.35%,69.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.7914,21.8398,43.0757)
XYZ xyz(24.5336,20.8559,5.8645)
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