Old Brown Crayon is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #cff |
| Complementary Color | #003233 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 10% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Brown Crayon Color. The Old Mahogany color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dried Blood (#4b0101) for more calm effect. Try Ponzu Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#003233 is the best complementary color to Old Brown Crayon. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #300 complementary color is Deep Teal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #330019 and #331900. Thus found on the left and right of #300 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Toledo and Cola colors as they work well with Old Brown Crayon.
The split-complementary Old Brown Crayon palette consists of #001933 and #003319 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#003233). Try Midnight and Cardin Green colors in combination with #300, 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 #300 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Old Brown Crayon. Thus Black Haze and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Brown Crayon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deep Teal, Deep Fir, and Tolopea split by 90° on the color wheel. #300 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Old Brown Crayon tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#003233) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Barossa – 120° from the complementary Deep Teal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #030 and #330032.
In a RGB color space, hex #330000 is made of 100% red, 0% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Old Brown Crayon has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 10%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #330000 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 80% black ink.
| HEX | #330000 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(51,0,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 100%, 0%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 20, 80 |
| HSL | hsl(0,100%,10%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,100%,20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(6.3574,25.1739,10.0472) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.3652,0.7038,0.0639) |