Brown Velvet 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 | #8fb1bf |
| Complementary Color | #406170 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brown Velvet Color. The Russet Leather color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Goulash (#8d6449) for more energetic effect. Try Indian Fig as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#406170 is the best complementary color to Brown Velvet. 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 #704e40 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 Tobacco Brown are #704049 and #706640. Thus found on the left and right of #704e40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Tobacco Brown colors as they work well with Brown Velvet.
The split-complementary Brown Velvet palette consists of #404970 and #407066 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#406170). Try Fiord and William colors in combination with #704e40, 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 #704e40 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 Brown Velvet. Thus Mulled Wine and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brown Velvet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Fern Green, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #704e40 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. Brown Velvet tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#406170) 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 #40704d and #704061.
In a RGB color space, hex #704e40 is made of 44% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Brown Velvet has a hue angle of 17.5°, a saturation of 27.27% and a lightness of 34.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #704e40 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #704e40 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,78,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 31%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 18.82, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(17.5,27.27%,34.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.5,42.86%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.4871,12.3882,13.9922) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3319,9.2637,6.094) |