Rustic Brown Color

#855141

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

Inverse Color #7aaebe
Complementary Color #417585
Color Shade: mid red (14.12° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.82% (better contrasting with white)
Rustic Brown Color Sample
Rustic Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #855141

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rustic Brown Color. The Henna Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Otis Madeira (#633d38) for more calm effect. Try Wheat Penny as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#417585 is the best complementary color to Rustic Brown. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #855141 complementary color is Bismark, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spicy Mix are #854152 and #857341. Thus found on the left and right of #855141 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Rustic Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rustic Brown palette consists of #415285 and #418573 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#417585). Try East Bay and Viridian colors in combination with #855141, 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 #855141 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rustic Brown. Thus Victoria and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rustic Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #855141 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid 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. Rustic Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#417585) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Bismark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #418551 and #854174.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #855141 is made of 48% red, 29% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Rustic Brown has a hue angle of 14.12°, a saturation of 34.34% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #855141 is made of 0% cyan, 20.4% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 47.84% black ink.

HEX #855141
RGB Decimal rgb(133,81,65)
RGB Percentage 48%, 29%, 23%
CMYK 0, 20.4, 26.67, 47.84
HSL hsl(14.12,34.34%,38.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(14.12,51.13%,52.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.0035,19.9288,18.5614)
XYZ xyz(13.5694,11.2531,6.4579)
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