Conker Brown Color

#552200

Conker Brown is soft, 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 #adf
Complementary Color #003255
Color Shade: warm red (24° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 16.67% (better contrasting with white)
Conker Brown Color Sample
Conker Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #552200

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Conker Brown Color. The Nutmeg Wood Finish 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 soft alternative called Bay Brown (#773300) for more calm effect. Try Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#003255 is the best complementary color to Conker 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 #520 complementary color is Prussian Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #550008 and #554c00. Thus found on the left and right of #520 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rosewood and Verdun Green colors as they work well with Conker Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Conker Brown palette consists of #000855 and #00554c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#003255). Try Stratos and Sherpa Blue colors in combination with #520, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #520 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 Conker Brown. Thus Cherry Pie and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Conker Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Prussian Blue, Camarone, and Ripe Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #520 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Conker Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#003255) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blackberry – 120° from the complementary Prussian Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #052 and #550032.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #552200 is made of 71% red, 29% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Conker Brown has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 16.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #552200 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 66.67% black ink.

HEX #552200
RGB Decimal rgb(85,34,0)
RGB Percentage 71%, 29%, 0%
CMYK 0, 20, 33.33, 66.67
HSL hsl(24,100%,16.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24,100%,33.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(20.3432,21.7626,29.8394)
XYZ xyz(4.3183,3.0753,0.366)
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