Terrazzo Brown Color

#a28873

Terrazzo 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 #5d778c
Complementary Color #728ca2
Color Shade: warm red (26.81° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.31% (better contrasting with white)
Terrazzo Brown Color Sample
Terrazzo Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a28873

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Terrazzo Brown Color. The Dinosaur Bone color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Gobi Tan (#bba587) for more energetic effect. Try Curds and Whey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#728ca2 is the best complementary color to Terrazzo 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 #a28873 complementary color is Bermuda Gray, 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 Donkey Brown are #a27275 and #a29f72. Thus found on the left and right of #a28873 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Gurkha colors as they work well with Terrazzo Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Terrazzo Brown palette consists of #7275a2 and #72a29f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#728ca2). Try Kimberly and Sea Nymph colors in combination with #a28873, 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 #a28873 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 Terrazzo Brown. Thus Kimberly and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Terrazzo Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda Gray, Amulet, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a28873 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. Terrazzo Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#728ca2) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Bermuda Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #72a288 and #a2728c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a28873 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Terrazzo Brown has a hue angle of 26.81°, a saturation of 20.17% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a28873 is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 36.47% black ink.

HEX #a28873
RGB Decimal rgb(162,136,115)
RGB Percentage 39%, 33%, 28%
CMYK 0, 10.2, 18.43, 36.47
HSL hsl(26.81,20.17%,54.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.81,29.01%,63.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.5344,6.5971,14.9557)
XYZ xyz(26.799,26.5275,19.9275)
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