Pumpernickel Brown is calm, 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 | #93b9d2 |
| Complementary Color | #2d526b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pumpernickel Brown Color. The Sepia Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Café Noir (#4b3621) for more calm effect. Try Cocoa as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2d526b is the best complementary color to Pumpernickel 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 #6c462d complementary color is San Juan, 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 Spice are #6b2d33 and #6b652d. Thus found on the left and right of #6c462d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Costa Del Sol colors as they work well with Pumpernickel Brown.
The split-complementary Pumpernickel Brown palette consists of #2d336b and #2d6b65 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d526b). Try Rhino and Casal colors in combination with #6c462d, 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 #6c462d 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 Pumpernickel Brown. Thus Jacarta and Amazon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pumpernickel Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Juan, Killarney, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c462d 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. Pumpernickel Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2d526b) and two others. The Amazon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary San Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2d6b46 and #6b2d53.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c462d is made of 48% red, 31% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Pumpernickel Brown has a hue angle of 23.81°, a saturation of 41.18% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c462d is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 24.7% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #6c462d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,70,45) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 31%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.9, 24.7, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(23.81,41.18%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.81,58.33%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.4736,13.3596,21.6248) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8482,7.7579,3.5137) |