Hot Brown Color

#984218

Hot 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 #67bde7
Complementary Color #186d98
Color Shade: warm red (19.69° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.51% (better contrasting with white)
Hot Brown Color Sample
Hot Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #984218

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hot Brown Color. The Shēn Chéng Orange 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 Roland-Garros (#bb5522) for more calm effect. Try Taisha Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#186d98 is the best complementary color to Hot 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 #984218 complementary color is Matisse, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cognac are #98182e and #988218. Thus found on the left and right of #984218 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Brick and Hacienda colors as they work well with Hot Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hot Brown palette consists of #182d98 and #189882 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#186d98). Try Torea Bay and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #984218, 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 #984218 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 Hot Brown. Thus Daisy Bush and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hot Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Matisse, La Palma, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #984218 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Hot Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#186d98) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Disco – 120° from the complementary Matisse. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #189841 and #98186d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #984218 is made of 63% red, 27% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Hot Brown has a hue angle of 19.69°, a saturation of 72.73% and a lightness of 34.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #984218 is made of 0% cyan, 33.73% magenta, 50.2% yellow and 40.39% black ink.

HEX #984218
RGB Decimal rgb(152,66,24)
RGB Percentage 63%, 27%, 10%
CMYK 0, 33.73, 50.2, 40.39
HSL hsl(19.69,72.73%,34.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(19.69,84.21%,59.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.9636,33.6611,40.9295)
XYZ xyz(15.062,10.6378,2.1236)
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