Frontier 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 | #657e8d |
| Complementary Color | #718b9a |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Frontier Brown Color. The Frosted Cocoa 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 Grey Flanks (#a2998f) for more calm effect. Try Sinister Mood as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#718b9a is the best complementary color to Frontier 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 #9a8172 complementary color is Gothic, 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 Arrowtown are #9a7177 and #9a9571. Thus found on the left and right of #9a8172 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Gurkha colors as they work well with Frontier Brown.
The split-complementary Frontier Brown palette consists of #71769a and #719a95 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#718b9a). Try Lynch and Juniper colors in combination with #9a8172, 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 #9a8172 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 Frontier Brown. Thus Kimberly and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Frontier Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gothic, Laurel, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a8172 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. Frontier Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#718b9a) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Gothic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #719a81 and #9a718b.
In a RGB color space, hex #9a8172 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Frontier Brown has a hue angle of 22.5°, a saturation of 16.53% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a8172 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #9a8172 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,129,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 32%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.8, 15.68, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(22.5,16.53%,52.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.5,25.97%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.8723,7.1712,11.698) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2139,23.7854,19.2344) |