Classic Brown is pale, 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 | #95b6c2 |
| Complementary Color | #3c5e6a |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Classic Brown Color. The Tilled Earth 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 Slate Black (#4b3d33) for more calm effect. Try Matrix as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3c5e6a is the best complementary color to Classic 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 #6a493d complementary color is William, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kabul are #6a3c47 and #6a5f3c. Thus found on the left and right of #6a493d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Classic Brown.
The split-complementary Classic Brown palette consists of #3c476a and #3c6a5f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c5e6a). Try Fiord and William colors in combination with #6a493d, 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 #6a493d 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 Classic Brown. Thus Mulled Wine and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Classic Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Chalet Green, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a493d square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Classic Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3c5e6a) 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 #3c6a49 and #6a3c5d.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a493d is made of 44% red, 30% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Classic Brown has a hue angle of 16°, a saturation of 26.95% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a493d is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #6a493d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,73,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 30%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.94, 17.65, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(16,26.95%,32.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16,42.45%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.3266,12.3869,12.8031) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1687,8.1662,5.5079) |