Madder Brown is calm, 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 | #95ccce |
| Complementary Color | #31676a |
| Color Shade: | mid red (2.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Madder Brown Color. The Rusted Nail 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 soft alternative called Rudraksha Beads (#894e45) for more calm effect. Try Chocolate Explosion as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#31676a is the best complementary color to Madder 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 #6a3331 complementary color is Casal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #6a314b and #6a4f31. Thus found on the left and right of #6a3331 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finn and Shingle Fawn colors as they work well with Madder Brown.
The split-complementary Madder Brown palette consists of #314b6a and #316a4f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#31676a). Try San Juan and Amazon colors in combination with #6a3331, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #6a3331 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 Madder Brown. Thus Rhino and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Madder Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casal, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a3331 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Madder Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#31676a) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary Casal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #316a33 and #6a3168.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a3331 is made of 51% red, 25% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Madder Brown has a hue angle of 2.11°, a saturation of 36.77% and a lightness of 30.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a3331 is made of 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 22.35% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #6a3331 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,51,49) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 25%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.57, 22.35, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(2.11,36.77%,30.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(2.11,53.77%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.5211,24.2793,12.616) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6821,5.6536,3.5921) |