Connaisseur Color

#654e44

Connaisseur 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 #9ab1bb
Complementary Color #445a64
Color Shade: warm red (18.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 33.14% (better contrasting with white)
Connaisseur Color Sample
Connaisseur Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #654e44

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Connaisseur Color. The Burnt Terra 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 Roman Coffee (#7d6757) for more calm effect. Try Warrior as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#445a64 is the best complementary color to Connaisseur. 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 #654e44 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 #64444a and #645e44. Thus found on the left and right of #654e44 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Hemlock colors as they work well with Connaisseur.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Connaisseur palette consists of #444a64 and #44645e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#445a64). Try Fiord and Mineral Green colors in combination with #654e44, 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 #654e44 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 Connaisseur. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Connaisseur contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Axolotl, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #654e44 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. Connaisseur tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#445a64) 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 #44644e and #64445a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #654e44 is made of 41% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Connaisseur has a hue angle of 18.18°, a saturation of 19.53% and a lightness of 33.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #654e44 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 60.39% black ink.

HEX #654e44
RGB Decimal rgb(101,78,68)
RGB Percentage 41%, 32%, 28%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 12.94, 60.39
HSL hsl(18.18,19.53%,33.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.18,32.67%,39.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.2675,8.0465,9.6156)
XYZ xyz(9.1346,8.6328,6.6537)
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