Peat 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 | #a5c2d6 |
| Complementary Color | #28465a |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Peat Brown Color. The Tree House color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Brown Pod (#3c241b) for more energetic effect. Try Sunbathing Beauty as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#28465a is the best complementary color to Peat 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 #5a3d29 complementary color is Rhino, 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 Quincy are #5a282d and #5a5528. Thus found on the left and right of #5a3d29 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Costa Del Sol colors as they work well with Peat Brown.
The split-complementary Peat Brown palette consists of #282d5a and #285a55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#28465a). Try Rhino and Plantation colors in combination with #5a3d29, 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 #5a3d29 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 Peat Brown. Thus Bossanova and Plantation giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Peat Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rhino, Everglade, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a3d29 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. Peat Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#28465a) and two others. The Plantation is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary Rhino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #285a3d and #5a2845.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a3d29 is made of 47% red, 32% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Peat Brown has a hue angle of 24.49°, a saturation of 37.4% and a lightness of 25.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a3d29 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 19.21% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #5a3d29 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,61,41) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 32%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 19.21, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(24.49,37.4%,25.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.49,54.44%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.5674,10.0934,17.3802) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.2854,5.6712,2.8612) |