Curry Brown Color

#845038

Curry 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 #7bafc7
Complementary Color #386c84
Color Shade: warm red (18.95° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.86% (better contrasting with white)
Curry Brown Color Sample
Curry Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #845038

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Curry Brown Color. The Pueblo color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Toasted Bagel (#986b4d) for more calm effect. Try Amber Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#386c84 is the best complementary color to Curry 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 #845038 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 warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Potters Clay are #843846 and #847638. Thus found on the left and right of #845038 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Solid Pink and Pesto colors as they work well with Curry Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Curry Brown palette consists of #384584 and #388476 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#386c84). Try Chambray and Ming colors in combination with #845038, 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 #845038 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 Curry Brown. Thus Gigas and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Curry Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Fern Green, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #845038 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. Curry Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#386c84) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Ming. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #388450 and #84386c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #845038 is made of 49% red, 30% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Curry Brown has a hue angle of 18.95°, a saturation of 40.43% and a lightness of 36.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #845038 is made of 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 29.8% yellow and 48.24% black ink.

HEX #845038
RGB Decimal rgb(132,80,56)
RGB Percentage 49%, 30%, 21%
CMYK 0, 20.39, 29.8, 48.24
HSL hsl(18.95,40.43%,36.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.95,57.58%,51.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.4596,19.2124,23.2422)
XYZ xyz(13.0982,10.9284,5.1604)
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