Cavalry Brown Color

#990003

Cavalry Brown is deep, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #66fffc
Complementary Color #009995
Color Shade: cool red (358.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30% (better contrasting with white)
Cavalry Brown Color Sample
Cavalry Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #990003

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cavalry Brown Color. The Venetian Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Valentine Lava (#ba0728) for more calm effect. Try Khorne Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#009995 is the best complementary color to Cavalry Brown. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #990003 complementary color is Persian Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sangria are #99004f and #994900. Thus found on the left and right of #990003 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Brown colors as they work well with Cavalry Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cavalry Brown palette consists of #004f99 and #009949 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#009995). Try Endeavour and Green Haze colors in combination with #990003, 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 #990003 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cavalry Brown. Thus Navy Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cavalry Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Green, Limeade, and Pigment Indigo split by 90° on the color wheel. #990003 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Cavalry Brown tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#009995) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Persian Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #029900 and #950099.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #990003 is made of 98% red, 0% green and 2% blue. In a HSL mode Cavalry Brown has a hue angle of 358.82°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #990003 is made of 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 58.82% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #990003
RGB Decimal rgb(153,0,3)
RGB Percentage 98%, 0%, 2%
CMYK 0, 60, 58.82, 40
HSL hsl(358.82,100%,30%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.82,100%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.2981,54.7528,43.9306)
XYZ xyz(13.1533,6.7789,0.7013)
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