Sable 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 | #6b95ad |
| Complementary Color | #517c94 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sable Brown Color. The Brown Patina color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tanbark Trail (#766451) for more calm effect. Try Antique Chest as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#517c94 is the best complementary color to Sable 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 #946a52 complementary color is Smalt Blue, 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 Leather are #94515a and #948b51. Thus found on the left and right of #946a52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Sable Brown.
The split-complementary Sable Brown palette consists of #515a94 and #51948b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#517c94). Try Waikawa Gray and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #946a52, 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 #946a52 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 Sable Brown. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sable Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #946a52 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. Sable Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#517c94) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51946a and #94517c.
In a RGB color space, hex #946a52 is made of 44% red, 32% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Sable Brown has a hue angle of 21.82°, a saturation of 28.7% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #946a52 is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #946a52 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(148,106,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 32%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.47, 25.88, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(21.82,28.7%,45.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.82,44.59%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.5275,13.6513,20.0975) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8898,17.2132,10.3095) |