Bracken is calm, 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 | #a4c2d8 |
| Complementary Color | #27455a |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.38° 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 Bracken Color. The Brazilian Brown 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 Korma (#804e2c) for more energetic effect. Try Bark Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#27455a is the best complementary color to Bracken. 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 #5b3d27 complementary color is Blue Dianne, 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 Irish Coffee are #5a272b and #5a5727. Thus found on the left and right of #5b3d27 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Woodland colors as they work well with Bracken.
The split-complementary Bracken palette consists of #272a5a and #275a57 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#27455a). Try Cloud Burst and Plantation colors in combination with #5b3d27, 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 #5b3d27 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 Bracken. Thus Jacarta and Plantation giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bracken contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Dianne, Everglade, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b3d27 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. Bracken tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#27455a) and two others. The Plantation is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary Blue Dianne. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #275a3d and #5a2745.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b3d27 is made of 48% red, 32% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Bracken has a hue angle of 25.38°, a saturation of 40% and a lightness of 25.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b3d27 is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 20.4% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #5b3d27 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,61,39) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 32%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.77, 20.4, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(25.38,40%,25.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.38,57.14%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.6638,10.3609,18.7814) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3493,5.7081,2.6866) |