Brown Patina Color

#834f3d

Brown Patina is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green

Inverse Color #7cb0c2
Complementary Color #3d7083
Color Shade: warm red (15.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.65% (better contrasting with white)
Brown Patina Color Sample
Brown Patina Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #834f3d

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brown Patina Color. The Old Driftwood color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cherry Blink (#ad5344) for more energetic effect. Try Sable Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3d7083 is the best complementary color to Brown Patina. 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 #834f3d complementary color is Ming, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ironstone are #833d4d and #83713d. Thus found on the left and right of #834f3d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lotus and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Brown Patina.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brown Patina palette consists of #3d4d83 and #3d8372 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d7083). Try East Bay and Viridian colors in combination with #834f3d, 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 #834f3d 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 Brown Patina. Thus Victoria and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brown Patina contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #834f3d square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Brown Patina tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3d7083) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Ming. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d834f and #833d70.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #834f3d is made of 48% red, 29% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Brown Patina has a hue angle of 15.43°, a saturation of 36.46% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #834f3d is made of 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 48.63% black ink.

HEX #834f3d
RGB Decimal rgb(131,79,61)
RGB Percentage 48%, 29%, 23%
CMYK 0, 20.39, 27.45, 48.63
HSL hsl(15.43,36.46%,37.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15.43,53.44%,51.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.1633,19.8315,19.8329)
XYZ xyz(12.9984,10.7542,5.8056)
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