Brazilian Brown Color

#7f5131

Brazilian Brown is calm, 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 #80aece
Complementary Color #305f7f
Color Shade: warm red (24.62° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.51% (better contrasting with white)
Brazilian Brown Color Sample
Brazilian Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7f5131

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brazilian Brown Color. The Alfajor Brown 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 Antique Bourbon (#926b43) for more calm effect. Try Eagles Nest as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#305f7f is the best complementary color to Brazilian 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 #7f5131 complementary color is Calypso, 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 Old Copper are #7f3038 and #7f7830. Thus found on the left and right of #7f5131 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Solid Pink and Pesto colors as they work well with Brazilian Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brazilian Brown palette consists of #30377f and #307f78 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#305f7f). Try Minsk and Paradiso colors in combination with #7f5131, 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 #7f5131 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 Brazilian Brown. Thus Minsk and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brazilian Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Calypso, Sea Green, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f5131 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. Brazilian Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#305f7f) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camelot – 120° from the complementary Calypso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #307f51 and #7f305f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7f5131 is made of 49% red, 32% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Brazilian Brown has a hue angle of 24.62°, a saturation of 44.32% and a lightness of 34.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f5131 is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 30.58% yellow and 50.2% black ink.

HEX #7f5131
RGB Decimal rgb(127,81,49)
RGB Percentage 49%, 32%, 19%
CMYK 0, 18.04, 30.58, 50.2
HSL hsl(24.62,44.32%,34.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24.62,61.42%,49.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.9306,15.7875,26.5484)
XYZ xyz(12.2492,10.6186,4.3097)
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