Bison Brown Color

#584941

Bison 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 #a7b6be
Complementary Color #414f57
Color Shade: warm red (20.87° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30% (better contrasting with white)
Bison Brown Color Sample
Bison Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #584941

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bison Brown Color. The Chocolate Ripple 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 Roman Coffee (#795d4c) for more energetic effect. Try Mission Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#414f57 is the best complementary color to Bison 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 #584941 complementary color is River Bed, 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 Kabul are #574144 and #575441. Thus found on the left and right of #584941 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Finch colors as they work well with Bison Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bison Brown palette consists of #414457 and #415754 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#414f57). Try Gun Powder and Mineral Green colors in combination with #584941, 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 #584941 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 Bison Brown. Thus Mulled Wine and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bison Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Gray Asparagus, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #584941 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. Bison Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#414f57) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #415749 and #57414f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #584941 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Bison Brown has a hue angle of 20.87°, a saturation of 15.03% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #584941 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 65.49% black ink.

HEX #584941
RGB Decimal rgb(88,73,65)
RGB Percentage 39%, 32%, 29%
CMYK 0, 5.88, 9.02, 65.49
HSL hsl(20.87,15.03%,30%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20.87,26.14%,34.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.3058,4.9129,7.1492)
XYZ xyz(7.3612,7.2214,6.0069)
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