Brown Sugar is calm, 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 | #5e8db6 |
| Complementary Color | #4977a1 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brown Sugar Color. The Mover and Shaker 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 soft alternative called Trinket Box (#7e633f) for more calm effect. Try Spiced Cider as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4977a1 is the best complementary color to Brown Sugar. 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 #a17249 complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Cape Palliser are #a1494c and #a19e49. Thus found on the left and right of #a17249 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Husk colors as they work well with Brown Sugar.
The split-complementary Brown Sugar palette consists of #494ba1 and #49a19e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4977a1). Try Victoria and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #a17249, 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 #a17249 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 Brown Sugar. Thus Affair and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brown Sugar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a17249 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. Brown Sugar tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4977a1) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49a172 and #a14977.
In a RGB color space, hex #a17249 is made of 46% red, 33% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Brown Sugar has a hue angle of 27.95°, a saturation of 37.61% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a17249 is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 34.51% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #a17249 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,114,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 33%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.43, 34.51, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(27.95,37.61%,45.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.95,54.66%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.9419,13.7595,29.9348) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9179,20.0927,9.0264) |