Scarecrow Frown 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 | #5aa1d4 |
| Complementary Color | #2a71a5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Scarecrow Frown Color. The Golden Oak 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 soft alternative called Orange Squash (#c27635) for more calm effect. Try Cumin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2a71a5 is the best complementary color to Scarecrow Frown. 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 #a55e2b complementary color is Jelly Bean, 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 Paarl are #a52a35 and #a59b2a. Thus found on the left and right of #a55e2b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mexican Red and Alpine colors as they work well with Scarecrow Frown.
The split-complementary Scarecrow Frown palette consists of #2a35a5 and #2aa59b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2a71a5). Try Governor Bay and Jungle Green colors in combination with #a55e2b, 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 #a55e2b 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 Scarecrow Frown. Thus Daisy Bush and Eucalyptus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scarecrow Frown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jelly Bean, Forest Green, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #a55e2b 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. Scarecrow Frown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2a71a5) 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 #2aa55e and #a52a71.
In a RGB color space, hex #a55e2b is made of 55% red, 31% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Scarecrow Frown has a hue angle of 25.08°, a saturation of 58.65% and a lightness of 40.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a55e2b is made of 0% cyan, 27.85% magenta, 47.85% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a55e2b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,94,43) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 31%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.85, 47.85, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(25.08,58.65%,40.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.08,73.94%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.2087,24.7247,40.5747) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9558,16.1792,4.3566) |