Sanctuary is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #2b3659 |
| Complementary Color | #a6b1d3 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.12% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Sanctuary Color. The Powder Cake color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Perennial Gold (#caaf81) for more energetic effect. Try Croissant as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a6b1d3 is the best complementary color to Sanctuary. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d4c9a6 complementary color is Wistful, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Akaroa are #d3b2a6 and #c8d3a6. Thus found on the left and right of #d4c9a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Green Mist colors as they work well with Sanctuary.
The split-complementary Sanctuary palette consists of #b2a6d3 and #a6c8d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6b1d3). Try Wistful and Casper colors in combination with #d4c9a6, 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 #d4c9a6 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sanctuary. Thus Light Wisteria and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sanctuary contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wistful, Gum Leaf, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #d4c9a6 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue 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. Sanctuary tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a6b1d3) and two others. The Sinbad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Careys Pink – 120° from the complementary Wistful. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6d3c8 and #d3a6b1.
In a RGB color space, hex #d4c9a6 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Sanctuary has a hue angle of 45.65°, a saturation of 34.85% and a lightness of 74.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d4c9a6 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #d4c9a6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(212,201,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.32, 18.04, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(45.65,34.85%,74.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.65,21.7%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.029,-1.7716,18.8945) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.921,58.5235,44.4779) |