Rain Drum Color

#5f4c40

Rain Drum 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 #a0b3bf
Complementary Color #40535f
Color Shade: warm red (23.23° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.18% (better contrasting with white)
Rain Drum Color Sample
Rain Drum Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5f4c40

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rain Drum Color. The Rodeo 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 Braid (#77675b) for more calm effect. Try Sea Elephant as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#40535f is the best complementary color to Rain Drum. 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 #5f4c40 complementary color is Fiord, 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 Kabul are #5f4043 and #5f5b40. Thus found on the left and right of #5f4c40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congo Brown and Hemlock colors as they work well with Rain Drum.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rain Drum palette consists of #40435f and #405f5b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#40535f). Try Gun Powder and Mineral Green colors in combination with #5f4c40, 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 #5f4c40 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 Rain Drum. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rain Drum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f4c40 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. Rain Drum tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#40535f) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Fiord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #405f4c and #5f4052.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5f4c40 is made of 40% red, 32% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Rain Drum has a hue angle of 23.23°, a saturation of 19.5% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f4c40 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 12.15% yellow and 62.75% black ink.

HEX #5f4c40
RGB Decimal rgb(95,76,64)
RGB Percentage 40%, 32%, 27%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 12.15, 62.75
HSL hsl(23.23,19.5%,31.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(23.23,32.63%,37.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.9244,6.004,10.1577)
XYZ xyz(8.2292,7.9719,5.9555)
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