Baronial 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 | #a5b7bf |
| Complementary Color | #40525a |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Baronial 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 Caraïbe (#795f4d) for more energetic effect. Try Shiitake Mushroom as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#40525a is the best complementary color to Baronial 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 #5a4840 complementary color is Limed Spruce, 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 Kabul are #5a4045 and #5a5540. Thus found on the left and right of #5a4840 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Hemlock colors as they work well with Baronial Brown.
The split-complementary Baronial Brown palette consists of #40455a and #405a55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#40525a). Try Gun Powder and Mineral Green colors in combination with #5a4840, 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 #5a4840 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 Baronial Brown. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Baronial Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Tom Thumb, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a4840 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. Baronial Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#40525a) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Limed Spruce. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #405a48 and #5a4051.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a4840 is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Baronial Brown has a hue angle of 18.46°, a saturation of 16.88% and a lightness of 30.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a4840 is made of 0% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 10.19% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #5a4840 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,72,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.05, 10.19, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(18.46,16.88%,30.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.46,28.89%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.21,6.268,7.6832) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.4592,7.1786,5.8429) |