Ceramic Brown Color

#a05843

Ceramic Brown is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #5fa7bc
Complementary Color #428aa0
Color Shade: mid red (13.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.51% (better contrasting with white)
Ceramic Brown Color Sample
Ceramic Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a05843

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ceramic Brown Color. The Sly Fox color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chocolate Magma (#7a463a) for more calm effect. Try Raw Copper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#428aa0 is the best complementary color to Ceramic Brown. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a05843 complementary color is Steel Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sepia Skin are #a0425c and #a08642. Thus found on the left and right of #a05843 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vin Rouge and Sycamore colors as they work well with Ceramic Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ceramic Brown palette consists of #425ca0 and #42a086 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#428aa0). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #a05843, 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 #a05843 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ceramic Brown. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ceramic Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a05843 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Ceramic Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#428aa0) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42a058 and #a0428b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a05843 is made of 51% red, 28% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Ceramic Brown has a hue angle of 13.55°, a saturation of 40.97% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a05843 is made of 0% cyan, 28.24% magenta, 36.48% yellow and 37.25% black ink.

HEX #a05843
RGB Decimal rgb(160,88,67)
RGB Percentage 51%, 28%, 21%
CMYK 0, 28.24, 36.48, 37.25
HSL hsl(13.55,40.97%,44.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(13.55,58.13%,62.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.4395,27.5285,25.1412)
XYZ xyz(19,14.8583,7.1767)
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