Oxford 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 | #afbec6 |
| Complementary Color | #39484f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 26.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Oxford Brown Color. The Coffee House 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 Brevity Brown (#715243) for more energetic effect. Try Bigfoot as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#39484f is the best complementary color to Oxford 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 #504139 complementary color is Limed Spruce, 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 Taupe are #4f393c and #4f4c39. Thus found on the left and right of #504139 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Kelp colors as they work well with Oxford Brown.
The split-complementary Oxford Brown palette consists of #393c4f and #394f4c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#39484f). Try Bright Gray and Mineral Green colors in combination with #504139, 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 #504139 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 Oxford Brown. Thus Gun Powder and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oxford Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Cabbage Pont, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #504139 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. Oxford Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#39484f) and two others. The Mineral Green 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 #394f41 and #4f3947.
In a RGB color space, hex #504139 is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Oxford Brown has a hue angle of 20.87°, a saturation of 16.79% and a lightness of 26.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #504139 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 68.63% black ink.
| HEX | #504139 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,65,57) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 9.02, 68.63 |
| HSL | hsl(20.87,16.79%,26.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.87,28.75%,31.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.8543,5.0502,7.3073) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.9371,5.7815,4.6739) |