Safari Brown Color

#976c60

Safari Brown is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #68939f
Complementary Color #608b97
Color Shade: mid red (13.09° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.43% (better contrasting with white)
Safari Brown Color Sample
Safari Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #976c60

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Safari Brown Color. The Homestead color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ragin' Cajun (#8d514c) for more energetic effect. Try Light Mocha as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#608b97 is the best complementary color to Safari Brown. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #976c60 complementary color is Hoki, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Toast are #97606f and #978760. Thus found on the left and right of #976c60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Safari Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Safari Brown palette consists of #606f97 and #609787 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#608b97). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #976c60, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #976c60 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Safari Brown. Thus Kimberly and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Safari Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #976c60 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Safari Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#608b97) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Hoki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #60976c and #97608b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #976c60 is made of 43% red, 30% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Safari Brown has a hue angle of 13.09°, a saturation of 22.27% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #976c60 is made of 0% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 40.78% black ink.

HEX #976c60
RGB Decimal rgb(151,108,96)
RGB Percentage 43%, 30%, 27%
CMYK 0, 16.87, 21.57, 40.78
HSL hsl(13.09,22.27%,48.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(13.09,36.42%,59.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.6763,15.4748,13.499)
XYZ xyz(20.2364,18.149,13.5029)
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