Petrichor Brown Color

#6a4345

Petrichor Brown is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #95bcba
Complementary Color #436a68
Color Shade: cool red (356.92° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 33.92% (better contrasting with white)
Petrichor Brown Color Sample
Petrichor Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6a4345

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Petrichor Brown Color. The Renaissance Rose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Vibrant Vine (#4b373a) for more calm effect. Try Burnt Bamboo as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#436a68 is the best complementary color to Petrichor Brown. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6a4345 complementary color is William, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ferra are #6a4358 and #6a5443. Thus found on the left and right of #6a4345 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Tobacco Brown colors as they work well with Petrichor Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Petrichor Brown palette consists of #43586a and #436a54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#436a68). Try Fiord and Mineral Green colors in combination with #6a4345, 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 #6a4345 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Petrichor Brown. Thus Fiord and Axolotl giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Petrichor Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Dingley, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a4345 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Petrichor Brown tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#436a68) and two others. The Axolotl is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Voodoo – 120° from the complementary William. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #456a43 and #67436a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6a4345 is made of 44% red, 28% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Petrichor Brown has a hue angle of 356.92°, a saturation of 22.54% and a lightness of 33.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a4345 is made of 0% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 58.43% black ink.

HEX #6a4345
RGB Decimal rgb(106,67,69)
RGB Percentage 44%, 28%, 29%
CMYK 0, 15.3, 14.51, 58.43
HSL hsl(356.92,22.54%,33.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(356.92,36.79%,41.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.9368,17.1746,5.7947)
XYZ xyz(9.0252,7.5082,6.6038)
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