Boson Brown is calm, 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 | #aad3e3 |
| Complementary Color | #1b4455 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 22.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Boson Brown Color. The Roycroft Copper Red 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 soft alternative called Pumpernickel Brown (#6c462d) for more calm effect. Try Bull Shot as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1b4455 is the best complementary color to Boson 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 #552c1c complementary color is Nile Blue, 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 Brown Derby are #551b28 and #55481b. Thus found on the left and right of #552c1c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wine Berry and Punga colors as they work well with Boson Brown.
The split-complementary Boson Brown palette consists of #1b2855 and #1b5548 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1b4455). Try Cello and Green Pea colors in combination with #552c1c, 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 #552c1c 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 Boson Brown. Thus Valhalla and Green Pea giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Boson Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nile Blue, Parsley, and Grape split by 90° on the color wheel. #552c1c 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. Boson Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1b4455) and two others. The Green Pea is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wine Berry – 120° from the complementary Nile Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1b552b and #551b44.
In a RGB color space, hex #552c1c is made of 54% red, 28% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Boson Brown has a hue angle of 16.84°, a saturation of 50.44% and a lightness of 22.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #552c1c is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 22.35% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #552c1c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,44,28) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 28%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.08, 22.35, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(16.84,50.44%,22.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.84,67.06%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.0553,17.197,18.5616) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.8566,3.8165,1.5793) |