Plum Brown is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #b1bdb8 |
| Complementary Color | #424d49 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (335° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Brown Color. The Deep Exquisite color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mocha Brown (#6b565e) for more energetic effect. Try Charcoal Dust as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#424d49 is the best complementary color to Plum Brown. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e4247 complementary color is Cape Cod, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Emperor are #4d424c and #4d4342. Thus found on the left and right of #4e4247 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emperor and Tundora colors as they work well with Plum Brown.
The split-complementary Plum Brown palette consists of #424c4d and #424d43 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#424d49). Try Cape Cod and Lunar Green colors in combination with #4e4247, 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 #4e4247 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plum Brown. Thus Mako and Cabbage Pont giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Fuscous Gray, and Ship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e4247 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plum Brown tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#424d49) and two others. The Cabbage Pont is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gravel – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #464d42 and #49424d.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e4247 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Brown has a hue angle of 335°, a saturation of 8.33% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e4247 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #4e4247 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,66,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 31%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 2.75, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(335,8.33%,28.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(335,15.38%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.3393,6.1422,-1.1223) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.2274,5.9711,6.7855) |