Dry 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 | #697c8b |
| Complementary Color | #748796 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dry Brown Color. The Sheepskin Gloves 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 saturated alternative called Chocolate Curl (#916d5e) for more energetic effect. Try London Stones as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#748796 is the best complementary color to Dry 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 #968374 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 Stonewall are #967476 and #969374. Thus found on the left and right of #968374 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Gurkha colors as they work well with Dry Brown.
The split-complementary Dry Brown palette consists of #747696 and #749693 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#748796). Try Waterloo and Juniper colors in combination with #968374, 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 #968374 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 Dry Brown. Thus Rum and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dry Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Laurel, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #968374 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. Dry Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#748796) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #749683 and #967487.
In a RGB color space, hex #968374 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Dry Brown has a hue angle of 26.47°, a saturation of 13.93% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #968374 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #968374 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,131,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 13.33, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(26.47,13.93%,52.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.47,22.67%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.0653,4.7272,10.7618) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8464,23.9776,19.8943) |