Sorrel 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 | #6492ae |
| Complementary Color | #517e9b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sorrel Brown Color. The Cool Copper color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chamois Leather (#ad8867) for more calm effect. Try Burns Cave as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#517e9b is the best complementary color to Sorrel 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 #9b6d51 complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Leather are #9b515a and #9b9251. Thus found on the left and right of #9b6d51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Sorrel Brown.
The split-complementary Sorrel Brown palette consists of #51599b and #519b92 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#517e9b). Try Butterfly Bush and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #9b6d51, 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 #9b6d51 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 Sorrel Brown. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sorrel Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b6d51 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. Sorrel Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#517e9b) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #519b6d and #9b517e.
In a RGB color space, hex #9b6d51 is made of 45% red, 32% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Sorrel Brown has a hue angle of 22.7°, a saturation of 31.36% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b6d51 is made of 0% cyan, 18.03% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #9b6d51 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,109,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 32%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.03, 29.02, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(22.7,31.36%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.7,47.74%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.0969,14.813,22.9009) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4714,18.4999,10.2765) |