Van Dyke Brown Color

#664228

Van Dyke Brown is calm, 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 #99bdd7
Complementary Color #284c66
Color Shade: warm red (25.16° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 27.84% (better contrasting with white)
Van Dyke Brown Color Sample
Van Dyke Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #664228

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Van Dyke Brown Color. The Rubber color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Subterranean (#452c1f) for more calm effect. Try Iroko as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#284c66 is the best complementary color to Van Dyke 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 #664228 complementary color is San Juan, 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 Irish Coffee are #66282c and #666128. Thus found on the left and right of #664228 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Crete colors as they work well with Van Dyke Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Van Dyke Brown palette consists of #282c66 and #286661 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#284c66). Try Jacarta and Casal colors in combination with #664228, 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 #664228 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 Van Dyke Brown. Thus Jacarta and Green Pea giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Van Dyke Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Juan, Green Pea, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #664228 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. Van Dyke Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#284c66) and two others. The Green Pea is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tawny Port – 120° from the complementary San Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #286641 and #66284b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #664228 is made of 49% red, 32% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Van Dyke Brown has a hue angle of 25.16°, a saturation of 43.66% and a lightness of 27.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #664228 is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 60% black ink.

HEX #664228
RGB Decimal rgb(102,66,40)
RGB Percentage 49%, 32%, 19%
CMYK 0, 14.12, 24.31, 60
HSL hsl(25.16,43.66%,27.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.16,60.78%,40%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.5193,12.5561,22.0466)
XYZ xyz(7.8107,6.8744,2.9227)
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