Vandyck Brown Color

#7b5349

Vandyck Brown is pale, 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 #84acb6
Complementary Color #48717b
Color Shade: mid red (12° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.43% (better contrasting with white)
Vandyck Brown Color Sample
Vandyck Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7b5349

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Vandyck Brown Color. The Muscovado Sugar color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Taxite (#5c3937) for more calm effect. Try War God as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#48717b is the best complementary color to Vandyck 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 #7b5349 complementary color is Bismark, 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 Roman Coffee are #7b4857 and #7b6c48. Thus found on the left and right of #7b5349 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Shadow colors as they work well with Vandyck Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Vandyck Brown palette consists of #48577b and #487b6c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#48717b). Try Blue Bayoux and Faded Jade colors in combination with #7b5349, 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 #7b5349 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 Vandyck Brown. Thus East Bay and Hippie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Vandyck Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Dingley, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b5349 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. Vandyck Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#48717b) and two others. The Hippie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Bismark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #487b52 and #7b4870.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7b5349 is made of 44% red, 30% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Vandyck Brown has a hue angle of 12°, a saturation of 25.51% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b5349 is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 51.76% black ink.

HEX #7b5349
RGB Decimal rgb(123,83,73)
RGB Percentage 44%, 30%, 26%
CMYK 0, 15.69, 19.61, 51.76
HSL hsl(12,25.51%,38.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12,40.65%,48.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.3751,15.3408,12.6028)
XYZ xyz(12.4642,10.8785,7.7462)
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