Whetstone 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 | #6090aa |
| Complementary Color | #54849f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Whetstone 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 saturated alternative called Safari Sun (#b4875e) for more energetic effect. Try Rich Walnut as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#54849f is the best complementary color to Whetstone 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 #9f6f55 complementary color is Horizon, 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 #9f545f and #9f9354. Thus found on the left and right of #9f6f55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Whetstone Brown.
The split-complementary Whetstone Brown palette consists of #545f9f and #549f94 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54849f). Try Waikawa Gray and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #9f6f55, 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 #9f6f55 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 Whetstone Brown. Thus Butterfly Bush and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Whetstone Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Horizon, Fruit Salad, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f6f55 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. Whetstone Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#54849f) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Horizon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #549f6f and #9f5484.
In a RGB color space, hex #9f6f55 is made of 45% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Whetstone Brown has a hue angle of 21.08°, a saturation of 30.33% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f6f55 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #9f6f55 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,111,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 31%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.82, 29.02, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(21.08,30.33%,47.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.08,46.54%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.147,15.8011,22.0656) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6222,19.3957,11.1985) |