Madeira Brown is soft, 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 | #70b7d9 |
| Complementary Color | #266c8f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (19.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Madeira Brown Color. The Pickled Bean 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 Kobicha (#6b4423) for more calm effect. Try Bunni Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#266c8f is the best complementary color to Madeira 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 #8f4826 complementary color is Jelly Bean, 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 Cumin are #8f2638 and #8f7c26. Thus found on the left and right of #8f4826 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burnt Umber and Kumera colors as they work well with Madeira Brown.
The split-complementary Madeira Brown palette consists of #26388f and #268f7c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#266c8f). Try Bay of Many and Lochinvar colors in combination with #8f4826, 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 #8f4826 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 Madeira Brown. Thus Daisy Bush and Eucalyptus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Madeira Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jelly Bean, Forest Green, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f4826 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. Madeira Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#266c8f) and two others. The Eucalyptus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Jelly Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #268f48 and #8f266c.
In a RGB color space, hex #8f4826 is made of 57% red, 28% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Madeira Brown has a hue angle of 19.43°, a saturation of 58.01% and a lightness of 35.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f4826 is made of 0% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 41.18% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #8f4826 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,72,38) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 28%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.84, 41.18, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(19.43,58.01%,35.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(19.43,73.43%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.9231,27.2887,33.3314) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9949,10.6143,3.1449) |