Sand Brown is calm, 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 | #345a9f |
| Complementary Color | #6085ca |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sand Brown Color. The Funchal Yellow 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 Polo Pony (#d09258) for more energetic effect. Try Wine Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6085ca is the best complementary color to Sand Brown. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cba560 complementary color is Danube, 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 Sundance are #ca6f60 and #bbca60. Thus found on the left and right of #cba560 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Celery colors as they work well with Sand Brown.
The split-complementary Sand Brown palette consists of #6f60ca and #60bbca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6085ca). Try Blue Marguerite and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #cba560, 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 #cba560 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 Sand Brown. Thus Amethyst and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sand Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #cba560 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. Sand Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6085ca) and two others. The Downy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #60caa5 and #ca6085.
In a RGB color space, hex #cba560 is made of 44% red, 36% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Sand Brown has a hue angle of 38.69°, a saturation of 50.71% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cba560 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 41.96% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #cba560 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,165,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 36%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.9, 41.96, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(38.69,50.71%,58.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.69,52.71%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.7898,5.519,40.7374) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1951,40.4513,16.7557) |