Tannery 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 | #a3b6c1 |
| Complementary Color | #3e505b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22° 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 Tannery Brown Color. The Tyson Taupe color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Hickory Nut (#78614c) for more energetic effect. Try Smokehouse as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3e505b is the best complementary color to Tannery 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 #5c493e 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 #5b3e42 and #5b573e. Thus found on the left and right of #5c493e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congo Brown and Hemlock colors as they work well with Tannery Brown.
The split-complementary Tannery Brown palette consists of #3e415b and #3e5b58 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e505b). Try Gun Powder and Mineral Green colors in combination with #5c493e, 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 #5c493e 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 Tannery Brown. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tannery Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c493e 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. Tannery Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3e505b) 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 #3e5b49 and #5b3e50.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c493e is made of 41% red, 32% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Tannery Brown has a hue angle of 22°, a saturation of 19.48% and a lightness of 30.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c493e is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #5c493e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,73,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 32%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 11.77, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(22,19.48%,30.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22,32.61%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.6748,6.2215,9.636) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6657,7.3882,5.5795) |