Wren Color

#4a4139

Wren 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 #b5bec6
Complementary Color #38424a
Color Shade: warm red (28.24° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 25.69% (better contrasting with white)
Wren Color Sample
Wren Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4a4139

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wren Color. The Lewisham 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 Grand Avenue (#665a48) for more energetic effect. Try Chocolate Chunk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#38424a is the best complementary color to Wren. 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 #4a4139 complementary color is Limed Spruce, 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 Armadillo are #4a3839 and #4a4938. Thus found on the left and right of #4a4139 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Kelp colors as they work well with Wren.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wren palette consists of #38394a and #384a49 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#38424a). Try Tuna and Cape Cod colors in combination with #4a4139, 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 #4a4139 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 Wren. Thus Ship Gray and Cape Cod giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wren contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Lunar Green, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a4139 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. Wren tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#38424a) and two others. The Cape Cod 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 #384a41 and #4a3842.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4a4139 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Wren has a hue angle of 28.24°, a saturation of 12.98% and a lightness of 25.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a4139 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 70.98% black ink.

HEX #4a4139
RGB Decimal rgb(74,65,57)
RGB Percentage 38%, 33%, 29%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 6.67, 70.98
HSL hsl(28.24,12.98%,25.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.24,22.97%,29.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(28.1992,2.3267,6.2912)
XYZ xyz(5.4529,5.5318,4.6513)
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