Antique 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 | #aac0d2 |
| Complementary Color | #2c4255 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Brown Color. The Oak Barrel 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 Chieftain (#6a5637) for more energetic effect. Try Moroccan Blunt as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2c4255 is the best complementary color to Antique 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 #553f2d complementary color is Pickled Bluewood, 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 Millbrook are #552c2e and #55522c. Thus found on the left and right of #553f2d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cowboy and Woodland colors as they work well with Antique Brown.
The split-complementary Antique Brown palette consists of #2c2e55 and #2c5552 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c4255). Try Martinique and Spectra colors in combination with #553f2d, 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 #553f2d 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 Antique Brown. Thus Bossanova and Stromboli giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antique Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bluewood, Killarney, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #553f2d 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. Antique Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2c4255) and two others. The Stromboli is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Livid Brown – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bluewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2c553f and #552c42.
In a RGB color space, hex #553f2d is made of 44% red, 33% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Brown has a hue angle of 27°, a saturation of 30.77% and a lightness of 25.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #553f2d is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #553f2d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,63,45) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 33%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.62, 15.68, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(27,30.77%,25.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27,47.06%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.5793,6.9061,14.7443) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.9975,5.6758,3.2621) |