Brown Fox 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 | #abb5bd |
| Complementary Color | #424b54 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brown Fox Color. The Wooden Nutmeg color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Shiitake Mushroom (#736253) for more energetic effect. Try Never Cry Wolf as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#424b54 is the best complementary color to Brown Fox. 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 #544a42 complementary color is River Bed, 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 Armadillo are #544243 and #545342. Thus found on the left and right of #544a42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Fuscous Gray colors as they work well with Brown Fox.
The split-complementary Brown Fox palette consists of #424354 and #425453 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#424b54). Try Gun Powder and Mineral Green colors in combination with #544a42, 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 #544a42 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 Brown Fox. Thus Mulled Wine and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brown Fox contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Gray Asparagus, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #544a42 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. Brown Fox tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#424b54) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matterhorn – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42544a and #54424b.
In a RGB color space, hex #544a42 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Brown Fox has a hue angle of 26.67°, a saturation of 12% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #544a42 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 67.06% black ink.
| HEX | #544a42 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,74,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 7.06, 67.06 |
| HSL | hsl(26.67,12%,29.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.67,21.43%,32.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.2036,2.6865,6.308) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.0883,7.1757,6.1657) |