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 | #36518b |
| Complementary Color | #748ec8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandstone Color. The Radiance color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Caramel Crumb (#c39355) for more energetic effect. Try Honey Haven as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#748ec8 is the best complementary color to 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 #c9ae74 complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Laser are #c88374 and #b9c874. Thus found on the left and right of #c9ae74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Sandstone.
The split-complementary Sandstone palette consists of #8374c8 and #74b9c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#748ec8). Try Blue Marguerite and Half Baked colors in combination with #c9ae74, 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 #c9ae74 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 Sandstone. Thus Amethyst and Monte Carlo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sandstone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9ae74 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. Sandstone tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#748ec8) and two others. The Monte Carlo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #74c8ad and #c8748e.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9ae74 is made of 41% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Sandstone has a hue angle of 40.94°, a saturation of 44.04% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9ae74 is made of 0% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9ae74 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,174,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 35%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.58, 33.33, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(40.94,44.04%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.94,42.29%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.1954,1.8178,33.3433) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3758,43.9506,22.7729) |