Sepia 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 | #b4cad9 |
| Complementary Color | #253c4b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 22.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sepia Brown Color. The Tobacco color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pumpernickel Brown (#6c462d) for more energetic effect. Try Weathervane as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#253c4b is the best complementary color to Sepia 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 #4b3526 complementary color is Pickled Bluewood, 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 Saddle are #4b2529 and #4b4725. Thus found on the left and right of #4b3526 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cowboy and Woodland colors as they work well with Sepia Brown.
The split-complementary Sepia Brown palette consists of #25294b and #254b47 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#253c4b). Try Port Gore and Plantation colors in combination with #4b3526, 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 #4b3526 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 Sepia Brown. Thus Martinique and Everglade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sepia Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bluewood, Mallard, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b3526 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. Sepia Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#253c4b) and two others. The Everglade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Livid Brown – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bluewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #254b35 and #4b253c.
In a RGB color space, hex #4b3526 is made of 45% red, 32% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Sepia Brown has a hue angle of 24.32°, a saturation of 32.74% and a lightness of 22.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b3526 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 70.59% black ink.
| HEX | #4b3526 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,53,38) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 32%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 14.51, 70.59 |
| HSL | hsl(24.32,32.74%,22.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.32,49.33%,29.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.2642,7.6581,13.3255) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.5246,4.182,2.4025) |