Brown Eyes is calm, 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 | #6194b5 |
| Complementary Color | #4a7d9e |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brown Eyes Color. The Light Oak Brown 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 Rookwood Antique Gold (#a58258) for more calm effect. Try Ridgeline as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4a7d9e is the best complementary color to Brown Eyes. 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 #9e6b4a 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 Cape Palliser are #9e4a53 and #9e954a. Thus found on the left and right of #9e6b4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Limed Oak colors as they work well with Brown Eyes.
The split-complementary Brown Eyes palette consists of #4a539e and #4a9e94 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a7d9e). Try Victoria and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #9e6b4a, 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 #9e6b4a 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 Brown Eyes. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brown Eyes contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e6b4a 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. Brown Eyes tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4a7d9e) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a9e6b and #9e4a7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e6b4a is made of 47% red, 32% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Brown Eyes has a hue angle of 23.57°, a saturation of 36.21% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e6b4a is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e6b4a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,107,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 32%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 32.94, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(23.57,36.21%,45.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.57,53.16%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.8327,16.5506,26.638) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5943,18.2789,8.9213) |