Sandstone Cliff is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #2d3648 |
| Complementary Color | #b7bfd1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.06% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandstone Cliff Color. The Sepia Filter color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Montauk Sands (#bbad9e) for more calm effect. Try Stonish Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7bfd1 is the best complementary color to Sandstone Cliff. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d2c9b7 complementary color is Heather, 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 Sisal are #d1bbb7 and #cdd1b7. Thus found on the left and right of #d2c9b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Coriander colors as they work well with Sandstone Cliff.
The split-complementary Sandstone Cliff palette consists of #bbb7d1 and #b7cdd1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7bfd1). Try Lavender Gray and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d2c9b7, 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 #d2c9b7 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 Cliff. Thus Chatelle and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sandstone Cliff contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Gum Leaf, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2c9b7 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 Cliff tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b7bfd1) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7d1c8 and #d1b7bf.
In a RGB color space, hex #d2c9b7 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Sandstone Cliff has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 23.08% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2c9b7 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #d2c9b7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(210,201,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 10.59, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(40,23.08%,77.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,12.86%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.2332,0.0884,10.1043) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0122,58.8938,53.2152) |