Alfajor 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 | #5aadcd |
| Complementary Color | #3185a5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Alfajor Brown Color. The Campfire color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lion's Lair (#81522e) for more calm effect. Try Rustica as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3185a5 is the best complementary color to Alfajor 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 #a55232 complementary color is Astral, 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 Medium Carmine are #a5314b and #a58b31. Thus found on the left and right of #a55232 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Night Shadz and Luxor Gold colors as they work well with Alfajor Brown.
The split-complementary Alfajor Brown palette consists of #314ba5 and #31a58b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3185a5). Try Sapphire and Jungle Green colors in combination with #a55232, 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 #a55232 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 Alfajor Brown. Thus Daisy Bush and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Alfajor Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astral, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a55232 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. Alfajor Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3185a5) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Astral. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #31a551 and #a53184.
In a RGB color space, hex #a55232 is made of 56% red, 28% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Alfajor Brown has a hue angle of 16.7°, a saturation of 53.49% and a lightness of 42.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a55232 is made of 0% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 45.1% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a55232 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,82,50) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 28%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.55, 45.1, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(16.7,53.49%,42.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.7,69.7%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.6095,31.6693,34.0259) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1101,14.2642,4.7637) |