Sandstone Palette Color

#d9ccb6

Sandstone Palette 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 #263349
Complementary Color #b6c3d9
Color Shade: orange (37.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.24% (better contrasting with black)
Sandstone Palette Color Sample
Sandstone Palette Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d9ccb6

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandstone Palette Color. The Hearts of Palm 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 saturated alternative called Cashmere (#d1b399) for more energetic effect. Try Hiker's Delight as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b6c3d9 is the best complementary color to Sandstone Palette. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9ccb6 complementary color is Pigeon Post, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Akaroa are #d9bab6 and #d4d9b6. Thus found on the left and right of #d9ccb6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Green Mist colors as they work well with Sandstone Palette.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sandstone Palette palette consists of #bab6d9 and #b6d4d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6c3d9). Try Lavender Gray and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d9ccb6, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #d9ccb6 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 Palette. Thus Lavender Gray and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sandstone Palette contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Surf, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9ccb6 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sandstone Palette tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b6c3d9) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blossom – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6d9cc and #d9b6c3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d9ccb6 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Sandstone Palette has a hue angle of 37.71°, a saturation of 31.53% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9ccb6 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #d9ccb6
RGB Decimal rgb(217,204,182)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 5.1, 13.73, 14.9
HSL hsl(37.71,31.53%,78.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.71,16.13%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.5477,0.906,12.5837)
XYZ xyz(58.6516,61.3148,52.9996)
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