Rich Brown Color

#715e4f

Rich 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 #8ea1b0
Complementary Color #4f6171
Color Shade: warm red (26.47° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.65% (better contrasting with white)
Rich Brown Color Sample
Rich Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #715e4f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rich Brown Color. The Beaver 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 Wild Cattail (#916d5d) for more energetic effect. Try Brindle as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4f6171 is the best complementary color to Rich 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 #715e4f complementary color is Blue Bayoux, 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 Pine Cone are #714f50 and #716f4f. Thus found on the left and right of #715e4f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Go Ben colors as they work well with Rich Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rich Brown palette consists of #4f5071 and #4f716f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f6171). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #715e4f, 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 #715e4f 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 Rich Brown. Thus Mulled Wine and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rich Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Cactus, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #715e4f 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. Rich Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4f6171) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ferra – 120° from the complementary Blue Bayoux. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f715e and #714f61.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #715e4f is made of 40% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Rich Brown has a hue angle of 26.47°, a saturation of 17.71% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #715e4f is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 55.69% black ink.

HEX #715e4f
RGB Decimal rgb(113,94,79)
RGB Percentage 40%, 33%, 28%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 13.33, 55.69
HSL hsl(26.47,17.71%,37.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.47,30.09%,44.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.344,5.2118,11.4754)
XYZ xyz(12.224,12.0806,9.0847)
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