Brownie is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #69b4ff |
| Complementary Color | #004a96 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brownie Color. The Bolognese color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rose of Sharon (#bf5500) for more calm effect. Try Crustose Lichen as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#004a96 is the best complementary color to Brownie. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #964b00 complementary color is Congress Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brown are #960000 and #959600. Thus found on the left and right of #964b00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Berry and Olive colors as they work well with Brownie.
The split-complementary Brownie palette consists of #000096 and #009596 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#004a96). Try Navy Blue and Persian Green colors in combination with #964b00, 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 #964b00 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 Brownie. Thus Pigment Indigo and Green Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brownie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Congress Blue, Japanese Laurel, and Flirt split by 90° on the color wheel. #964b00 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Brownie tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#004a96) and two others. The Green Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fresh Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Congress Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00964b and #96004b.
In a RGB color space, hex #964b00 is made of 67% red, 33% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Brownie has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #964b00 is made of 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 58.82% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #964b00 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,75,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 67%, 33%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.41, 58.82, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(30,100%,29.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,100%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.4366,27.502,50.147) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0938,11.5162,1.4273) |