Bradford Brown is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, cool magenta or mid green
| Inverse Color | #7b8d93 |
| Complementary Color | #6b7e84 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bradford Brown Color. The Muse color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Brown Ridge (#735852) for more energetic effect. Try Chanterelle Sauce as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6b7e84 is the best complementary color to Bradford Brown. Mid cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #84726c complementary color is Rolling Stone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Americano are #846b71 and #847e6b. Thus found on the left and right of #84726c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Pink and Olive Haze colors as they work well with Bradford Brown.
The split-complementary Bradford Brown palette consists of #6b7184 and #6b847e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b7e84). Try Storm Gray and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #84726c, 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 #84726c offers a combination of warm blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bradford Brown. Thus Rum and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bradford Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rolling Stone, Camouflage Green, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #84726c square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, mid cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bradford Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#6b7e84) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Old Lavender – 120° from the complementary Rolling Stone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b8471 and #846b7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #84726c is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Bradford Brown has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 10% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #84726c is made of 0% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 48.24% black ink.
| HEX | #84726c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,114,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.05, 9.41, 48.24 |
| HSL | hsl(15,10%,47.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15,18.18%,51.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.5238,5.971,5.9048) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2398,18.0229,16.7048) |