Kurumizome Brown Color

#9f7462

Kurumizome 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 #608b9d
Complementary Color #618d9f
Color Shade: warm red (17.7° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Kurumizome Brown Color Sample
Kurumizome Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9f7462

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Kurumizome Brown Color. The Cocoa Milk color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Chutney (#98594b) for more energetic effect. Try Betalain Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#618d9f is the best complementary color to Kurumizome 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 #9f7462 complementary color is Hoki, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Toast are #9f616e and #9f9261. Thus found on the left and right of #9f7462 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Kurumizome Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kurumizome Brown palette consists of #616e9f and #619f92 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#618d9f). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #9f7462, 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 #9f7462 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 Kurumizome Brown. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kurumizome Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Asparagus, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f7462 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Kurumizome Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#618d9f) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Hoki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #619f74 and #9f618d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9f7462 is made of 43% red, 31% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Kurumizome Brown has a hue angle of 17.7°, a saturation of 24.11% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f7462 is made of 0% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 37.65% black ink.

HEX #9f7462
RGB Decimal rgb(159,116,98)
RGB Percentage 43%, 31%, 26%
CMYK 0, 16.86, 23.92, 37.65
HSL hsl(17.7,24.11%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.7,38.36%,62.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.6677,14.4546,16.5888)
XYZ xyz(22.7481,20.7436,14.3602)
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