Blanket 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 | #617a8b |
| Complementary Color | #738c9e |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Blanket Brown Color. The Split Rail color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Simmering Smoke (#a99f96) for more calm effect. Try Tony Taupe as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#738c9e is the best complementary color to Blanket 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 #9e8574 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 Pharlap are #9e7378 and #9e9a73. Thus found on the left and right of #9e8574 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Gurkha colors as they work well with Blanket Brown.
The split-complementary Blanket Brown palette consists of #73779e and #739e9a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#738c9e). Try Kimberly and Sea Nymph colors in combination with #9e8574, 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 #9e8574 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 Blanket Brown. Thus Kimberly and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blanket Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gothic, Amulet, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e8574 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. Blanket Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#738c9e) 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 #739e85 and #9e738c.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e8574 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Blanket Brown has a hue angle of 24.29°, a saturation of 17.8% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e8574 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e8574 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,133,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.8, 16.47, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(24.29,17.8%,53.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.29,26.58%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.3715,6.8154,12.7072) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6405,25.3051,20.056) |