Livid Brown is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #ced5d6 |
| Complementary Color | #293030 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 17.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Livid Brown Color. The Black Panther color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sooty (#141414) for more calm effect. Try Goshawk Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#293030 is the best complementary color to Livid Brown. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #312a29 complementary color is Outer Space, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dune are #30292c and #302e29. Thus found on the left and right of #312a29 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thunder and Dune colors as they work well with Livid Brown.
The split-complementary Livid Brown palette consists of #292c30 and #29302e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#293030). Try Shark and Outer Space colors in combination with #312a29, 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 #312a29 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Livid Brown. Thus Baltic Sea and Heavy Metal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Livid Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Outer Space, Heavy Metal, and Baltic Sea split by 90° on the color wheel. #312a29 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, warm cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Livid Brown tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#293030) and two others. The Heavy Metal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thunder – 120° from the complementary Outer Space. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #29302a and #302930.
In a RGB color space, hex #312a29 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Livid Brown has a hue angle of 7.5°, a saturation of 8.89% and a lightness of 17.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #312a29 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 80.78% black ink.
| HEX | #312a29 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(49,42,41) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 3.14, 80.78 |
| HSL | hsl(7.5,8.89%,17.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.5,16.33%,19.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.7778,3.001,1.829) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.4948,2.469,2.4429) |