Brunneous Color

#5e4662

Brunneous is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #a1b99d
Complementary Color #4a6246
Color Shade: cool magenta (291.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 32.94% (better contrasting with white)
Brunneous Color Sample
Brunneous Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5e4662

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Brunneous Color. The Grand Grape color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Meadow Violet (#764f82) for more energetic effect. Try Gala Ball as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4a6246 is the best complementary color to Brunneous. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5e4662 complementary color is Axolotl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mulled Wine are #4f4662 and #624658. Thus found on the left and right of #5e4662 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulled Wine and Eggplant colors as they work well with Brunneous.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brunneous palette consists of #466250 and #586246 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a6246). Try Nandor and Finch colors in combination with #5e4662, 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 #5e4662 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Brunneous. Thus Mineral Green and Finch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brunneous contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Axolotl, Kabul, and River Bed split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e4662 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan 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. Brunneous tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#4a6246) and two others. The Finch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gun Powder – 120° from the complementary Axolotl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #625d46 and #464a62.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5e4662 is made of 36% red, 27% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Brunneous has a hue angle of 291.43°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e4662 is made of 1.57% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.57% black ink.

HEX #5e4662
RGB Decimal rgb(94,70,98)
RGB Percentage 36%, 27%, 37%
CMYK 1.57, 10.98, 0, 61.57
HSL hsl(291.43,16.67%,32.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(291.43,28.57%,38.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.2256,15.8092,-12.4747)
XYZ xyz(9.0109,7.6418,12.5554)
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