Friar Brown Color

#6e493a

Friar 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 #91b6c5
Complementary Color #395f6e
Color Shade: warm red (17.31° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 32.94% (better contrasting with white)
Friar Brown Color Sample
Friar Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6e493a

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Friar Brown Color. The Peat Moss 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 saturated alternative called Acajou (#4c2f27) for more energetic effect. Try Seville Scarlet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#395f6e is the best complementary color to Friar 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 #6e493a complementary color is William, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shingle Fawn are #6e3945 and #6e6339. Thus found on the left and right of #6e493a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Friar Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Friar Brown palette consists of #39456e and #396e62 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#395f6e). Try East Bay and William colors in combination with #6e493a, 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 #6e493a 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 Friar Brown. Thus East Bay and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Friar Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e493a square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Friar Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#395f6e) 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 #396e49 and #6e395e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6e493a is made of 46% red, 30% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Friar Brown has a hue angle of 17.31°, a saturation of 30.95% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e493a is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 56.86% black ink.

HEX #6e493a
RGB Decimal rgb(110,73,58)
RGB Percentage 46%, 30%, 24%
CMYK 0, 14.51, 20.39, 56.86
HSL hsl(17.31,30.95%,32.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.31,47.27%,43.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.7733,13.8132,15.3669)
XYZ xyz(9.5767,8.3856,5.1168)
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