Scorched Brown is deep, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #b2fffe |
| Complementary Color | #004d4b |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 15.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Scorched Brown Color. The Venetian Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cinnabar (#730113) for more calm effect. Try Blood Brother as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#004d4b is the best complementary color to Scorched Brown. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4d0001 complementary color is Sherpa Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Temptress are #4d0027 and #4d2500. Thus found on the left and right of #4d0001 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Castro and Indian Tan colors as they work well with Scorched Brown.
The split-complementary Scorched Brown palette consists of #00274d and #004d25 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#004d4b). Try Prussian Blue and Kaitoke Green colors in combination with #4d0001, 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 #4d0001 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Scorched Brown. Thus Stratos and Crusoe giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scorched Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sherpa Blue, Verdun Green, and Tolopea split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d0001 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Scorched Brown tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#004d4b) and two others. The Crusoe is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ripe Plum – 120° from the complementary Sherpa Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #004d00 and #4b004d.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d0001 is made of 99% red, 0% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Scorched Brown has a hue angle of 359.22°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 15.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d0001 is made of 0% cyan, 30.2% magenta, 29.81% yellow and 69.8% black ink.
| HEX | #4d0001 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,0,1) |
| RGB Percentage | 99%, 0%, 1% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.2, 29.81, 69.8 |
| HSL | hsl(359.22,100%,15.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.22,100%,30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(13.1077,33.7017,20.1381) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.066,1.58,0.1721) |