Camel Brown Color

#a56639

Camel Brown 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 #5a99c6
Complementary Color #3978a4
Color Shade: warm red (25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.53% (better contrasting with white)
Camel Brown Color Sample
Camel Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a56639

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Camel Brown Color. The Zōng Hóng Red 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 Kaolin as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3978a4 is the best complementary color to Camel 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 #a56639 complementary color is Astral, 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 Brown Rust are #a43941 and #a49c39. Thus found on the left and right of #a56639 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stiletto and Sycamore colors as they work well with Camel Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Camel Brown palette consists of #3941a4 and #39a49c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3978a4). Try Sapphire and Keppel colors in combination with #a56639, 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 #a56639 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 Camel Brown. Thus Royal Purple and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Camel Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astral, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a56639 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. Camel Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3978a4) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Astral. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #39a466 and #a43978.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a56639 is made of 51% red, 31% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Camel Brown has a hue angle of 25°, a saturation of 48.65% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a56639 is made of 0% cyan, 24.71% magenta, 42.36% yellow and 35.29% black ink.

HEX #a56639
RGB Decimal rgb(165,102,57)
RGB Percentage 51%, 31%, 18%
CMYK 0, 24.71, 42.36, 35.29
HSL hsl(25,48.65%,43.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25,65.45%,64.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.2495,21.0566,35.5597)
XYZ xyz(21.0069,17.7975,6.199)
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