Brown Pod Color

#3c241b

Brown Pod 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 #c3dbe4
Complementary Color #1b323c
Color Shade: warm red (16.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 17.06% (better contrasting with white)
Brown Pod Color Sample
Brown Pod Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3c241b

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brown Pod Color. The Kuro Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Caput Mortuum (#592720) for more energetic effect. Try Carnaby Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1b323c is the best complementary color to Brown Pod. 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 #3c241b complementary color is Gable Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cork are #3c1b22 and #3c341b. Thus found on the left and right of #3c241b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jon and Black Marlin colors as they work well with Brown Pod.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brown Pod palette consists of #1b223c and #1b3c34 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1b323c). Try Port Gore and Te Papa Green colors in combination with #3c241b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #3c241b offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Brown Pod. Thus Port Gore and Celtic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brown Pod contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gable Green, Mallard, and Revolver split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c241b square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Brown Pod tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1b323c) and two others. The Celtic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Livid Brown – 120° from the complementary Gable Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1b3c24 and #3c1b33.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3c241b is made of 49% red, 29% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Brown Pod has a hue angle of 16.36°, a saturation of 37.93% and a lightness of 17.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c241b is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 76.47% black ink.

HEX #3c241b
RGB Decimal rgb(60,36,27)
RGB Percentage 49%, 29%, 22%
CMYK 0, 9.41, 12.94, 76.47
HSL hsl(16.36,37.93%,17.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.36,55%,23.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(16.9962,10.1891,10.7231)
XYZ xyz(2.6922,2.3015,1.3393)
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