Brandy Brown Color

#73362a

Brandy Brown is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #8cc9d5
Complementary Color #2a6673
Color Shade: mid red (9.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30.78% (better contrasting with white)
Brandy Brown Color Sample
Brandy Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #73362a

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brandy Brown Color. The Curry Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Annatto (#8c5341) for more calm effect. Try Burnt Earth as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2a6673 is the best complementary color to Brandy Brown. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #73362a complementary color is Paradiso, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nutmeg are #732a42 and #735a2a. Thus found on the left and right of #73362a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tawny Port and Dallas colors as they work well with Brandy Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brandy Brown palette consists of #2a4273 and #2a735a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2a6673). Try Astronaut and Sea Green colors in combination with #73362a, 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 #73362a offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Brandy Brown. Thus Jacarta and Green Pea giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brandy Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paradiso, Fern Frond, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #73362a square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Brandy Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2a6673) and two others. The Green Pea is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Paradiso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2a7336 and #732a66.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #73362a is made of 55% red, 26% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Brandy Brown has a hue angle of 9.86°, a saturation of 46.5% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #73362a is made of 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 54.9% black ink.

HEX #73362a
RGB Decimal rgb(115,54,42)
RGB Percentage 55%, 26%, 20%
CMYK 0, 23.92, 28.63, 54.9
HSL hsl(9.86,46.5%,30.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(9.86,63.48%,45.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.5213,25.7356,19.9957)
XYZ xyz(8.8073,6.4503,2.9713)
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