Sekkasshoku Brown Color

#683f36

Sekkasshoku Brown is pale, 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 #97c0c9
Complementary Color #365e68
Color Shade: mid red (10.8° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30.98% (better contrasting with white)
Sekkasshoku Brown Color Sample
Sekkasshoku Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #683f36

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sekkasshoku Brown Color. The Nandi Bear 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 saturated alternative called October Leaves (#855743) for more energetic effect. Try Annatto as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#365e68 is the best complementary color to Sekkasshoku 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 #683f36 complementary color is William, 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 Buccaneer are #683646 and #685836. Thus found on the left and right of #683f36 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Sekkasshoku Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sekkasshoku Brown palette consists of #364568 and #366858 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#365e68). Try Rhino and Stromboli colors in combination with #683f36, 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 #683f36 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 Sekkasshoku Brown. Thus Rhino and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sekkasshoku Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #683f36 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. Sekkasshoku Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#365e68) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary William. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #36683f and #68365e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #683f36 is made of 47% red, 29% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Sekkasshoku Brown has a hue angle of 10.8°, a saturation of 31.65% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #683f36 is made of 0% cyan, 16.07% magenta, 19.6% yellow and 59.22% black ink.

HEX #683f36
RGB Decimal rgb(104,63,54)
RGB Percentage 47%, 29%, 24%
CMYK 0, 16.07, 19.6, 59.22
HSL hsl(10.8,31.65%,30.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.8,48.08%,40.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.2645,16.7781,13.0354)
XYZ xyz(8.1523,6.7644,4.366)
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