Bretzel Brown Color

#aa5555

Bretzel Brown is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #5aa
Complementary Color #55a9aa
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Bretzel Brown Color Sample
Bretzel Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aa5555

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bretzel Brown Color. The Horizon Glow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called New England Brick (#ad7065) for more calm effect. Try Shepherd's Warning as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#55a9aa is the best complementary color to Bretzel Brown. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a55 complementary color is Hippie Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #aa557f and #aa7f55. Thus found on the left and right of #a55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Limed Oak colors as they work well with Bretzel Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bretzel Brown palette consists of #557faa and #55aa7f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#55a9aa). Try Wedgewood and Aqua Forest colors in combination with #a55, 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 #a55 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bretzel Brown. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bretzel Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Chelsea Cucumber, and Deluge split by 90° on the color wheel. #a55 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and warm blue 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. Bretzel Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#55a9aa) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a5 and #aa55a9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aa5555 is made of 50% red, 25% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Bretzel Brown has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa5555 is made of 0% cyan, 33.34% magenta, 33.34% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #aa5555
RGB Decimal rgb(170,85,85)
RGB Percentage 50%, 25%, 25%
CMYK 0, 33.34, 33.34, 33.33
HSL hsl(0,33.33%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,50%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.577,34.7613,16.1964)
XYZ xyz(21.4658,15.6989,10.4932)
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