Hematitic Sand is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #2373a6 |
| Complementary Color | #59a9dc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hematitic Sand Color. The Honey Beehive color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Apricot Sorbet (#e8a760) for more energetic effect. Try Sweet Cashew as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#59a9dc is the best complementary color to Hematitic Sand. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dc8c59 complementary color is Havelock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Di Serria are #dc5967 and #dccd59. Thus found on the left and right of #dc8c59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman and Wattle colors as they work well with Hematitic Sand.
The split-complementary Hematitic Sand palette consists of #5967dc and #59dccd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#59a9dc). Try Royal Blue and Viking colors in combination with #dc8c59, 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 #dc8c59 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hematitic Sand. Thus Medium Purple and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hematitic Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #dc8c59 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hematitic Sand tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#59a9dc) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59dc8c and #dc59a8.
In a RGB color space, hex #dc8c59 is made of 49% red, 31% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Hematitic Sand has a hue angle of 23.36°, a saturation of 65.17% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dc8c59 is made of 0% cyan, 31.37% magenta, 51.37% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dc8c59 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,140,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 31%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 31.37, 51.37, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(23.36,65.17%,60.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.36,59.55%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.509,25.5246,39.581) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6965,34.6931,14.0027) |