Aurora 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 | #95bdc7 |
| Complementary Color | #385f69 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Aurora Brown Color. The Spiced Cinnamon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Carob Brown (#855c4c) for more calm effect. Try Acorn as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#385f69 is the best complementary color to Aurora 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 #6a4238 complementary color is William, 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 Millbrook are #693846 and #695a38. Thus found on the left and right of #6a4238 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Aurora Brown.
The split-complementary Aurora Brown palette consists of #384669 and #38695b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#385f69). Try Pickled Bluewood and Stromboli colors in combination with #6a4238, 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 #6a4238 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 Aurora Brown. Thus Martinique and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aurora Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a4238 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. Aurora Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#385f69) 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 #386941 and #69385f.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a4238 is made of 46% red, 29% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Aurora Brown has a hue angle of 12°, a saturation of 30.86% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a4238 is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #6a4238 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,66,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 29%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.69, 19.61, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(12,30.86%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(12,47.17%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.3608,16.0687,13.2904) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6059,7.2461,4.6864) |