Calthan 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 | #92afbb |
| Complementary Color | #44606d |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Calthan Brown Color. The Weathered Leather color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Redwood (#5b342e) for more energetic effect. Try Leather Work as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#44606d is the best complementary color to Calthan 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 #6d5044 complementary color is Blue Bayoux, 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 Tobacco Brown are #6d444c and #6d6444. Thus found on the left and right of #6d5044 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Tobacco Brown colors as they work well with Calthan Brown.
The split-complementary Calthan Brown palette consists of #444c6d and #446d64 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#44606d). Try Fiord and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #6d5044, 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 #6d5044 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 Calthan Brown. Thus Mulled Wine and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Calthan Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Chalet Green, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d5044 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. Calthan Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#44606d) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Blue Bayoux. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #446d50 and #6d4460.
In a RGB color space, hex #6d5044 is made of 42% red, 31% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Calthan Brown has a hue angle of 17.56°, a saturation of 23.16% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d5044 is made of 0% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #6d5044 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(109,80,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 31%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.38, 16.08, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(17.56,23.16%,34.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.56,37.61%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.7543,10.362,11.8173) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2187,9.4059,6.7458) |