Clove 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 | #899fae |
| Complementary Color | #516776 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Clove Brown Color. The Burro 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 soft alternative called Flight of Fancy (#91786b) for more calm effect. Try Whisky Barrel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#516776 is the best complementary color to Clove 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 #766051 complementary color is Blue Bayoux, 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 Roman Coffee are #765154 and #767251. Thus found on the left and right of #766051 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Go Ben colors as they work well with Clove Brown.
The split-complementary Clove Brown palette consists of #515476 and #517672 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#516776). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #766051, 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 #766051 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 Clove Brown. Thus Smoky and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clove Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Cactus, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #766051 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. Clove Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#516776) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Blue Bayoux. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #517660 and #765167.
In a RGB color space, hex #766051 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Clove Brown has a hue angle of 24.32°, a saturation of 18.59% and a lightness of 39.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #766051 is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 53.73% black ink.
| HEX | #766051 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(118,96,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.62, 14.51, 53.73 |
| HSL | hsl(24.32,18.59%,39.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.32,31.36%,46.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.4776,6.4733,11.9163) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.1393,12.8114,9.5649) |