Centaur 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 | #7495b0 |
| Complementary Color | #4f708b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Centaur Brown Color. The Dwarf Pony 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 Rookwood Medium Brown (#6e5241) for more calm effect. Try Dachshund as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4f708b is the best complementary color to Centaur 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 #8b6a4f complementary color is Bismark, 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 Shadow are #8b4f51 and #8b884f. Thus found on the left and right of #8b6a4f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Shadow colors as they work well with Centaur Brown.
The split-complementary Centaur Brown palette consists of #4f518b and #4f8b87 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f708b). Try East Bay and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #8b6a4f, 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 #8b6a4f 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 Centaur Brown. Thus Butterfly Bush and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Centaur Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Hippie Green, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b6a4f 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. Centaur Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4f708b) 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 #4f8b69 and #8b4f70.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b6a4f is made of 43% red, 33% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Centaur Brown has a hue angle of 27°, a saturation of 27.52% and a lightness of 42.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b6a4f is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b6a4f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,106,79) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 33%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.94, 23.53, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(27,27.52%,42.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27,43.17%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.4453,9.4123,20.2245) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2128,16.3615,9.648) |