Sand Paper is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #347 |
| Complementary Color | #89c |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sand Paper Color. The New Cork 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 soft alternative called Eastern Gold (#b89b6c) for more calm effect. Try Tiger as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#89c is the best complementary color to Sand Paper. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cb8 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #c98 and #bc8. Thus found on the left and right of #cb8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Sand Paper.
The split-complementary Sand Paper palette consists of #9888cc and #8bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#89c). Try East Side and White colors in combination with #cb8, 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 #cb8 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 Paper. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sand Paper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #cb8 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and warm 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 Paper tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#89c) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8cb and #c89.
In a RGB color space, hex #ccbb88 is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Sand Paper has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 40% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccbb88 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #ccbb88 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,187,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 26.67, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(45,40%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,33.33%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.1647,-1.5485,28.0576) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1161,50.1556,30.4903) |