Livid Brown is calm, 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 | #b2d7d1 |
| Complementary Color | #284d46 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (350.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 22.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Livid Brown Color. The Deep Maroon 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 saturated alternative called Chestnut Red (#6c333f) for more energetic effect. Try Beetroot as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#284d46 is the best complementary color to Livid 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 #4d282e complementary color is Plantation, 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 Livid Brown are #4d2840 and #4d3428. Thus found on the left and right of #4d282e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Livid Brown and Saddle colors as they work well with Livid Brown.
The split-complementary Livid Brown palette consists of #28404d and #284d34 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#284d46). Try Pickled Bluewood and Everglade colors in combination with #4d282e, 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 #4d282e 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 Livid Brown. Thus Martinique and Green Kelp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Livid Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Plantation, Woodland, and Martinique split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d282e 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. Livid Brown tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#284d46) and two others. The Green Kelp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bossanova – 120° from the complementary Plantation. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2e4d28 and #46284d.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d282e is made of 47% red, 25% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Livid Brown has a hue angle of 350.27°, a saturation of 31.62% and a lightness of 22.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d282e is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 69.8% black ink.
| HEX | #4d282e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,40,46) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 25%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.51, 12.16, 69.8 |
| HSL | hsl(350.27,31.62%,22.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(350.27,48.05%,30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.1796,18.0767,3.7433) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.3125,3.2926,2.993) |