Brown Cerberus Color

#995555

Brown Cerberus is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #6aa
Complementary Color #559899
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.67% (better contrasting with white)
Brown Cerberus Color Sample
Brown Cerberus Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #995555

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brown Cerberus Color. The Peach Dunes color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Coral Tree (#ab6e67) for more energetic effect. Try Copper Penny as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#559899 is the best complementary color to Brown Cerberus. 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 #955 complementary color is Breaker Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #957 and #975. Thus found on the left and right of #955 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Brown Cerberus.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brown Cerberus palette consists of #557699 and #597 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#559899). Try Kashmir Blue and White colors in combination with #955, 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 #955 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 Brown Cerberus. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brown Cerberus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Breaker Bay, White, and Butterfly Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #955 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid 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. Brown Cerberus tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#559899) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Breaker Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #595 and #995598.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #995555 is made of 47% red, 26% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Brown Cerberus has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 28.57% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #995555 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #995555
RGB Decimal rgb(153,85,85)
RGB Percentage 47%, 26%, 26%
CMYK 0, 26.67, 26.67, 40
HSL hsl(0,28.57%,46.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,44.44%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.1254,28.1037,12.4411)
XYZ xyz(18.0251,13.9252,10.3321)
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