Carob Brown Color

#855c4c

Carob Brown is pale, 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 #7aa3b3
Complementary Color #4c7484
Color Shade: warm red (16.84° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.98% (better contrasting with white)
Carob Brown Color Sample
Carob Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #855c4c

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Carob Brown Color. The Soho Red 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 soft alternative called Ship Steering Wheel (#62493b) for more calm effect. Try Black Power as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4c7484 is the best complementary color to Carob 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 #855c4c complementary color is Bismark, 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 Roman Coffee are #844c58 and #84784c. Thus found on the left and right of #855c4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Shadow colors as they work well with Carob Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Carob Brown palette consists of #4c5884 and #4c8478 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c7484). Try East Bay and Faded Jade colors in combination with #855c4c, 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 #855c4c 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 Carob Brown. Thus Butterfly Bush and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Carob Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #855c4c 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. Carob Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4c7484) and two others. The Como 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 #4c845c and #844c74.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #855c4c is made of 44% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Carob Brown has a hue angle of 16.84°, a saturation of 27.27% and a lightness of 40.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #855c4c is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 22.36% yellow and 47.84% black ink.

HEX #855c4c
RGB Decimal rgb(133,92,76)
RGB Percentage 44%, 31%, 25%
CMYK 0, 16.08, 22.36, 47.84
HSL hsl(16.84,27.27%,40.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.84,42.86%,52.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(43.0073,14.6808,15.9329)
XYZ xyz(14.8045,13.1626,8.5978)
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