Major 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 | #a4aeb6 |
| Complementary Color | #48525b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Major Brown Color. The Congo Capture 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 soft alternative called Gibraltar Grey (#6f6a68) for more calm effect. Try Ranch House as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#48525b is the best complementary color to Major 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 #5b5149 complementary color is River Bed, 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 Soya Bean are #5b4849 and #5b5948. Thus found on the left and right of #5b5149 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Fuscous Gray colors as they work well with Major Brown.
The split-complementary Major Brown palette consists of #48495b and #485b59 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#48525b). Try Trout and Nandor colors in combination with #5b5149, 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 #5b5149 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 Major Brown. Thus Mulled Wine and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Major Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Gray Asparagus, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b5149 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. Major Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#48525b) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Don Juan – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #485b51 and #5b4853.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b5149 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Major Brown has a hue angle of 26.67°, a saturation of 10.98% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b5149 is made of 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #5b5149 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,81,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.93, 7.06, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(26.67,10.98%,32.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.67,19.78%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.1827,2.6242,6.2053) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4594,8.59,7.5155) |