Weathered Sandstone is pale, 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 | #203f59 |
| Complementary Color | #a5c5df |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Weathered Sandstone Color. The Orange Maple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aged Parchment (#e9ddca) for more calm effect. Try Light Raw Cotton as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a5c5df is the best complementary color to Weathered Sandstone. 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 #dfc0a6 complementary color is Regent St 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 Cameo are #dfa5a8 and #dfdca5. Thus found on the left and right of #dfc0a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Can Can and Sapling colors as they work well with Weathered Sandstone.
The split-complementary Weathered Sandstone palette consists of #a5a8df and #a5dfdc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5c5df). Try Cold Purple and Morning Glory colors in combination with #dfc0a6, 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 #dfc0a6 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 Weathered Sandstone. Thus Light Wisteria and Chinook giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Weathered Sandstone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Celadon, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfc0a6 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. Weathered Sandstone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a5c5df) and two others. The Chinook is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5dfc0 and #dfa5c5.
In a RGB color space, hex #dfc0a6 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Weathered Sandstone has a hue angle of 27.37°, a saturation of 47.11% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfc0a6 is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 22.35% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #dfc0a6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(223,192,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.16, 22.35, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(27.37,47.11%,76.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.37,25.56%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.6937,7.1025,17.1789) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.164,56.1404,43.9524) |