Terra Brun Color

#5a382d

Terra Brun is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green

Inverse Color #a5c7d2
Complementary Color #2c4e5a
Color Shade: mid red (14.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 26.47% (better contrasting with white)
Terra Brun Color Sample
Terra Brun Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5a382d

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Terra Brun Color. The Earth Fired Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Leather Satchel (#7c4f3a) for more energetic effect. Try Briar as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2c4e5a is the best complementary color to Terra Brun. Cool cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5a382d complementary color is Spectra, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Quincy are #5a2c38 and #5a4e2c. Thus found on the left and right of #5a382d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Costa Del Sol colors as they work well with Terra Brun.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Terra Brun palette consists of #2c385a and #2c5a4e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c4e5a). Try Rhino and Spectra colors in combination with #5a382d, 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 #5a382d 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 Terra Brun. Thus Martinique and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Terra Brun contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spectra, Woodland, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a382d square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, cool cyan and violet 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. Terra Brun tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2c4e5a) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary Spectra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2c5a38 and #5a2c4e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5a382d is made of 47% red, 29% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Terra Brun has a hue angle of 14.67°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 26.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a382d is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 17.64% yellow and 64.71% black ink.

HEX #5a382d
RGB Decimal rgb(90,56,45)
RGB Percentage 47%, 29%, 24%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 17.64, 64.71
HSL hsl(14.67,33.33%,26.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(14.67,50%,35.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(27.2734,13.7094,13.1284)
XYZ xyz(6.1043,5.1915,3.1629)
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