Sandhill 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 | #122341 |
| Complementary Color | #becfec |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandhill Color. The Vanilla White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Honey Peach (#dcbd9e) for more calm effect. Try Apple Turnover as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#becfec is the best complementary color to Sandhill. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eddcbe complementary color is Spindle, 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 Raffia are #ecc4be and #e6ecbe. Thus found on the left and right of #eddcbe on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Fall Green colors as they work well with Sandhill.
The split-complementary Sandhill palette consists of #c4beec and #bee6ec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#becfec). Try Spindle and Powder Blue colors in combination with #eddcbe, 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 #eddcbe 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 Sandhill. Thus French Lilac and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sandhill contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Padua, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #eddcbe 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. Sandhill tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#becfec) and two others. The Cruise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Beauty Bush – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #beecdc and #ecbecf.
In a RGB color space, hex #eddcbe is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Sandhill has a hue angle of 38.3°, a saturation of 56.63% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eddcbe is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #eddcbe |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,220,190) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 18.43, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(38.3,56.63%,83.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.3,19.83%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.4041,1.1122,16.8548) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.8125,72.9086,59.1085) |