Texas Ranger Brown Color

#a0522d

Texas Ranger Brown is soft, 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 #5fadd2
Complementary Color #2d7aa0
Color Shade: warm red (19.3° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.2% (better contrasting with white)
Texas Ranger Brown Color Sample
Texas Ranger Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a0522d

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Texas Ranger Brown Color. The Dwarven Bronze 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 Ruddy Brown (#bb6528) for more energetic effect. Try Fox Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2d7aa0 is the best complementary color to Texas Ranger 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 #a0522d complementary color is Jelly Bean, 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 Paarl are #a02d41 and #a08b2d. Thus found on the left and right of #a0522d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stiletto and Luxor Gold colors as they work well with Texas Ranger Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Texas Ranger Brown palette consists of #2d41a0 and #2da08b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d7aa0). Try Sapphire and Jungle Green colors in combination with #a0522d, 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 #a0522d 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 Texas Ranger Brown. Thus Daisy Bush and Eucalyptus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Texas Ranger Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jelly Bean, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0522d 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. Texas Ranger Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2d7aa0) and two others. The Eucalyptus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Jelly Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2da052 and #a02d7a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a0522d is made of 56% red, 29% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Texas Ranger Brown has a hue angle of 19.3°, a saturation of 56.1% and a lightness of 40.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0522d is made of 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 45.1% yellow and 37.25% black ink.

HEX #a0522d
RGB Decimal rgb(160,82,45)
RGB Percentage 56%, 29%, 16%
CMYK 0, 30.59, 45.1, 37.25
HSL hsl(19.3,56.1%,40.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(19.3,71.88%,62.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(43.7961,29.3269,35.6365)
XYZ xyz(17.9882,13.6976,4.1785)
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