Sunstone Color

#c7887f

Sunstone is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #387780
Complementary Color #7fbdc6
Color Shade: mid red (7.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.92% (better contrasting with white)
Sunstone Color Sample
Sunstone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c7887f

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sunstone Color. The Spanish Peanut color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Before Winter (#bd6f56) for more energetic effect. Try Tiffany Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7fbdc6 is the best complementary color to Sunstone. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c7887f complementary color is Glacier, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Old Rose are #c67f99 and #c6ab7f. Thus found on the left and right of #c7887f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puce and Sorrell Brown colors as they work well with Sunstone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sunstone palette consists of #7f9ac6 and #7fc6ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7fbdc6). Try Polo Blue and Monte Carlo colors in combination with #c7887f, 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 #c7887f offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sunstone. Thus Ship Cove and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sunstone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, Olivine, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7887f square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Sunstone tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#7fbdc6) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Glacier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7fc688 and #c67fbe.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c7887f is made of 43% red, 29% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Sunstone has a hue angle of 7.5°, a saturation of 39.13% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7887f is made of 0% cyan, 24.71% magenta, 28.24% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #c7887f
RGB Decimal rgb(199,136,127)
RGB Percentage 43%, 29%, 27%
CMYK 0, 24.71, 28.24, 21.96
HSL hsl(7.5,39.13%,63.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(7.5,36.18%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.7456,22.9718,14.6047)
XYZ xyz(36.1881,31.2827,24.2095)
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