Budapest Brown is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #aac2c1 |
| Complementary Color | #3c5554 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Budapest Brown Color. The Plumberry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Grand Plum (#6c5657) for more calm effect. Try Pirat's Wine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3c5554 is the best complementary color to Budapest Brown. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #553d3e complementary color is Mineral Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Matterhorn are #553c49 and #55473c. Thus found on the left and right of #553d3e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Kabul colors as they work well with Budapest Brown.
The split-complementary Budapest Brown palette consists of #3c4a55 and #3c5547 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c5554). Try Limed Spruce and Mineral Green colors in combination with #553d3e, 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 #553d3e offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Budapest Brown. Thus Gun Powder and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Budapest Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Kelp, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #553d3e square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Budapest Brown tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3c5554) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Voodoo – 120° from the complementary Mineral Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e553c and #533c55.
In a RGB color space, hex #553d3e is made of 41% red, 29% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Budapest Brown has a hue angle of 357.5°, a saturation of 16.44% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #553d3e is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #553d3e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,61,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 29%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 9.02, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(357.5,16.44%,28.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.5,28.24%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.4238,10.7032,3.5209) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.2846,5.6166,5.3103) |