Pitch Mary Brown Color

#5c4033

Pitch Mary 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 #a3bfcc
Complementary Color #334e5c
Color Shade: warm red (19.02° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.04% (better contrasting with white)
Pitch Mary Brown Color Sample
Pitch Mary Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5c4033

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pitch Mary Brown Color. The Sequoia 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 Clockworks (#72573d) for more energetic effect. Try Baby Bear as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#334e5c is the best complementary color to Pitch Mary 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 #5c4033 complementary color is Pickled Bluewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Millbrook are #5c333a and #5c5433. Thus found on the left and right of #5c4033 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congo Brown and Verdigris colors as they work well with Pitch Mary Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pitch Mary Brown palette consists of #333a5c and #335c54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#334e5c). Try Pickled Bluewood and Stromboli colors in combination with #5c4033, 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 #5c4033 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 Pitch Mary Brown. Thus Martinique and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pitch Mary Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bluewood, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c4033 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Pitch Mary Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#334e5c) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bluewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #335c40 and #5c334f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5c4033 is made of 44% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Pitch Mary Brown has a hue angle of 19.02°, a saturation of 28.67% and a lightness of 28.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c4033 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 63.92% black ink.

HEX #5c4033
RGB Decimal rgb(92,64,51)
RGB Percentage 44%, 31%, 25%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 16.08, 63.92
HSL hsl(19.02,28.67%,28.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(19.02,44.57%,36.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.8649,10.3269,12.7899)
XYZ xyz(6.8446,6.1811,3.9643)
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