Reddened Earth Color

#9c6e63

Reddened Earth is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #63919c
Complementary Color #62919c
Color Shade: mid red (11.58° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Reddened Earth Color Sample
Reddened Earth Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9c6e63

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Reddened Earth Color. The Pigeon Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ranch House (#7b645a) for more calm effect. Try Copper Rust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#62919c is the best complementary color to Reddened Earth. 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 #9c6e63 complementary color is Gothic, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Toast are #9c6274 and #9c8a62. Thus found on the left and right of #9c6e63 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Reddened Earth.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Reddened Earth palette consists of #62749c and #629c8a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#62919c). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #9c6e63, 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 #9c6e63 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Reddened Earth. Thus Kimberly and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Reddened Earth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gothic, Asparagus, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c6e63 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Reddened Earth tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#62919c) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Gothic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #629c6d and #9c6291.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9c6e63 is made of 43% red, 30% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Reddened Earth has a hue angle of 11.58°, a saturation of 22.35% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c6e63 is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 22.36% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #9c6e63
RGB Decimal rgb(156,110,99)
RGB Percentage 43%, 30%, 27%
CMYK 0, 18.04, 22.36, 38.82
HSL hsl(11.58,22.35%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(11.58,36.54%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.828,16.7807,13.4179)
XYZ xyz(21.5384,19.1206,14.3598)
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