American Brown is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #7fbfbf |
| Complementary Color | #408080 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to American Brown Color. The Persimmon Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Copper Mining (#945c54) for more calm effect. Try BBQ as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#408080 is the best complementary color to American Brown. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #804040 complementary color is Faded Jade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lotus are #804060 and #806040. Thus found on the left and right of #804040 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Spicy Mix colors as they work well with American Brown.
The split-complementary American Brown palette consists of #405f80 and #408060 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#408080). Try East Bay and Amazon colors in combination with #804040, 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 #804040 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the American Brown. Thus East Bay and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of American Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Faded Jade, Fern Green, and Victoria split by 90° on the color wheel. #804040 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. American Brown tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#408080) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Faded Jade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #408040 and #804080.
In a RGB color space, hex #804040 is made of 50% red, 25% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode American Brown has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #804040 is made of 0% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #804040 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,64,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 25%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.1, 25.1, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(0,33.33%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,50%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.2543,27.5237,12.6834) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6609,8.6262,5.9009) |