Woodsy Brown Color

#3d271d

Woodsy Brown 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 #c2d8e2
Complementary Color #1c323d
Color Shade: warm red (18.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 17.65% (better contrasting with white)
Woodsy Brown Color Sample
Woodsy Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3d271d

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Woodsy Brown Color. The Carnaby Tan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Night Rider (#1f120f) for more calm effect. Try Bracken as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1c323d is the best complementary color to Woodsy Brown. 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 #3d271d 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 #3d1c22 and #3d371c. Thus found on the left and right of #3d271d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jon and Lisbon Brown colors as they work well with Woodsy Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Woodsy Brown palette consists of #1c223d and #1c3d37 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1c323d). Try Port Gore and Te Papa Green colors in combination with #3d271d, 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 #3d271d 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 Woodsy Brown. Thus Port Gore and Everglade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Woodsy Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gable Green, Mallard, and Revolver split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d271d 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. Woodsy Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1c323d) and two others. The Everglade 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 #1c3d27 and #3d1c33.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3d271d is made of 47% red, 30% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Woodsy Brown has a hue angle of 18.75°, a saturation of 35.56% and a lightness of 17.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d271d is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 76.08% black ink.

HEX #3d271d
RGB Decimal rgb(61,39,29)
RGB Percentage 47%, 30%, 22%
CMYK 0, 8.63, 12.55, 76.08
HSL hsl(18.75,35.56%,17.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.75,52.46%,23.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(18.062,8.9113,10.7858)
XYZ xyz(2.8718,2.5318,1.4997)
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