Philippine Brown Color

#5d1916

Philippine Brown is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #a2e6e9
Complementary Color #15595d
Color Shade: mid red (2.54° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 22.55% (better contrasting with white)
Philippine Brown Color Sample
Philippine Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5d1916

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Philippine Brown Color. The Chocolate Hazelnut color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hihada Brown (#752e23) for more calm effect. Try Falu Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#15595d is the best complementary color to Philippine Brown. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5d1916 complementary color is Eden, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Espresso are #5d1536 and #5d3c15. Thus found on the left and right of #5d1916 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wine Berry and Jambalaya colors as they work well with Philippine Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Philippine Brown palette consists of #15365d and #155d3c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#15595d). Try Biscay and Jewel colors in combination with #5d1916, 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 #5d1916 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Philippine Brown. Thus Lucky Point and Parsley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Philippine Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eden, Dell, and Scarlet Gum split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d1916 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Philippine Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#15595d) and two others. The Parsley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Loulou – 120° from the complementary Eden. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #155d18 and #5d1559.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5d1916 is made of 66% red, 18% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Philippine Brown has a hue angle of 2.54°, a saturation of 61.74% and a lightness of 22.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d1916 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 63.53% black ink.

HEX #5d1916
RGB Decimal rgb(93,25,22)
RGB Percentage 66%, 18%, 16%
CMYK 0, 26.67, 27.84, 63.53
HSL hsl(2.54,61.74%,22.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(2.54,76.34%,36.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(20.3628,30.6939,19.5938)
XYZ xyz(5.0067,3.0803,1.0897)
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