Banished Brown is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #8ba190 |
| Complementary Color | #5d7462 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (313.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Banished Brown Color. The Very Grape color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sophisticated Lilac (#956c87) for more energetic effect. Try Grape Fizz as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5d7462 is the best complementary color to Banished Brown. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #745e6f complementary color is Finlandia, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Old Lavender are #6d5d74 and #745d64. Thus found on the left and right of #745e6f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salt Box and Falcon colors as they work well with Banished Brown.
The split-complementary Banished Brown palette consists of #5d746e and #64745d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d7462). Try Corduroy and Willow Grove colors in combination with #745e6f, 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 #745e6f offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Banished Brown. Thus Nevada and Limed Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Banished Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Finlandia, Pablo, and Shuttle Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #745e6f square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Banished Brown tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#5d7462) and two others. The Limed Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Smoky – 120° from the complementary Finlandia. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f745d and #625d74.
In a RGB color space, hex #745e6f is made of 36% red, 29% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Banished Brown has a hue angle of 313.64°, a saturation of 10.48% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #745e6f is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #745e6f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,94,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 29%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 1.96, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(313.64,10.48%,41.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(313.64,18.97%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.5608,12.108,-6.262) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0744,12.8661,16.7805) |