Sand Ripples 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 | #3e484f |
| Complementary Color | #b0bac1 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sand Ripples Color. The Big Horn Mountains color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Postmodern Mauve (#b39c8e) for more energetic effect. Try Natchez as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b0bac1 is the best complementary color to Sand Ripples. 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 #c1b7b0 complementary color is Tower Gray, 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 Tide are #c1b0b1 and #c1bfb0. Thus found on the left and right of #c1b7b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Ash colors as they work well with Sand Ripples.
The split-complementary Sand Ripples palette consists of #b0b1c1 and #b0c1bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0bac1). Try Spun Pearl and Tower Gray colors in combination with #c1b7b0, 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 #c1b7b0 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 Sand Ripples. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sand Ripples contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tower Gray, Green Spring, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1b7b0 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. Sand Ripples tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b0bac1) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Tower Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0c1b7 and #c1b0b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1b7b0 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Sand Ripples has a hue angle of 24.71°, a saturation of 12.06% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1b7b0 is made of 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #c1b7b0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,183,176) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.93, 6.67, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(24.71,12.06%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.71,8.81%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.0383,2.3137,4.8111) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7623,48.339,47.94) |