Sandy Hair Color

#b7ac97

Sandy Hair 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 #485368
Complementary Color #97a1b7
Color Shade: orange (39.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.49% (better contrasting with white)
Sandy Hair Color Sample
Sandy Hair Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b7ac97

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandy Hair Color. The Nomadic 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 soft alternative called Antique Leather (#9e8e7e) for more calm effect. Try Cliff Rock as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#97a1b7 is the best complementary color to Sandy Hair. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b7ac97 complementary color is Gull Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Heathered Gray are #b79c97 and #b2b797. Thus found on the left and right of #b7ac97 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Schist colors as they work well with Sandy Hair.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sandy Hair palette consists of #9c97b7 and #97b2b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97a1b7). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #b7ac97, 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 #b7ac97 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 Sandy Hair. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sandy Hair contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Summer Green, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7ac97 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Sandy Hair tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#97a1b7) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97b7ac and #b797a2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b7ac97 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Sandy Hair has a hue angle of 39.38°, a saturation of 18.18% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7ac97 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 12.54% yellow and 28.24% black ink.

HEX #b7ac97
RGB Decimal rgb(183,172,151)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 4.31, 12.54, 28.24
HSL hsl(39.38,18.18%,65.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.38,17.49%,71.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.7374,0.41,12.2227)
XYZ xyz(39.8669,41.8067,35.2464)
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