Brown Bear 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 | #b5c0c8 |
| Complementary Color | #36414a |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brown Bear Color. The Authentic 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 Moose Trail (#6b5445) for more energetic effect. Try Protégé Bronze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#36414a is the best complementary color to Brown Bear. 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 #4a3f37 complementary color is Limed Spruce, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Taupe are #4a3638 and #4a4836. Thus found on the left and right of #4a3f37 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Woody Brown and Kelp colors as they work well with Brown Bear.
The split-complementary Brown Bear palette consists of #36384a and #364a48 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#36414a). Try Bright Gray and Limed Spruce colors in combination with #4a3f37, 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 #4a3f37 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 Brown Bear. Thus Ship Gray and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brown Bear contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Cabbage Pont, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a3f37 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Brown Bear tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#36414a) and two others. The Lunar Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matterhorn – 120° from the complementary Limed Spruce. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #364a3e and #4a3641.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a3f37 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Brown Bear has a hue angle of 25.26°, a saturation of 14.73% and a lightness of 25.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a3f37 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #4a3f37 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,63,55) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 7.45, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(25.26,14.73%,25.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.26,25.68%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.5364,3.2581,6.6602) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.2911,5.2867,4.356) |