Seed Brown Color

#734f39

Seed 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 #8cb0c6
Complementary Color #395d73
Color Shade: warm red (22.76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 33.73% (better contrasting with white)
Seed Brown Color Sample
Seed Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #734f39

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Seed Brown Color. The Bright Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Neutral Valley (#8b694d) for more calm effect. Try Copper Pot as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#395d73 is the best complementary color to Seed 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 #734f39 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 #73393f and #736c39. Thus found on the left and right of #734f39 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lotus and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Seed Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Seed Brown palette consists of #393f73 and #39736c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#395d73). Try East Bay and Oracle colors in combination with #734f39, 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 #734f39 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 Seed Brown. Thus East Bay and Amazon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Seed Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Fern Green, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #734f39 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. Seed Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#395d73) and two others. The Amazon 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 #39734f and #73395c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #734f39 is made of 46% red, 31% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Seed Brown has a hue angle of 22.76°, a saturation of 33.72% and a lightness of 33.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #734f39 is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 22.75% yellow and 54.9% black ink.

HEX #734f39
RGB Decimal rgb(115,79,57)
RGB Percentage 46%, 31%, 23%
CMYK 0, 14.12, 22.75, 54.9
HSL hsl(22.76,33.72%,33.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.76,50.43%,45.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.9894,12.3053,19.0234)
XYZ xyz(10.6047,9.5322,5.1519)
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