Derby 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 | #758d9a |
| Complementary Color | #657c8a |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Derby Brown Color. The Bull Ring color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Back Stage (#6b625b) for more calm effect. Try Heavy Siena as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#657c8a is the best complementary color to Derby 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 #8a7265 complementary color is Slate Gray, 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 Cement are #8a656a and #8a8465. Thus found on the left and right of #8a7265 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Derby Brown.
The split-complementary Derby Brown palette consists of #656a8a and #658a84 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#657c8a). Try Storm Gray and Juniper colors in combination with #8a7265, 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 #8a7265 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 Derby Brown. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Derby Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a7265 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Derby Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#657c8a) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #658a72 and #8a657c.
In a RGB color space, hex #8a7265 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Derby Brown has a hue angle of 21.08°, a saturation of 15.48% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a7265 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #8a7265 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,114,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 32%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 14.51, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(21.08,15.48%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.08,26.81%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.9508,7.2987,10.7237) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8475,18.3775,14.8658) |