Wilted Brown is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #54b3c2 |
| Complementary Color | #3d9bab |
| Color Shade: | mid red (8.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wilted Brown Color. The Cedar Grove color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Kilauea Lava (#843d38) for more calm effect. Try Clay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3d9bab is the best complementary color to Wilted 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 #ab4c3d complementary color is Boston Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Apple Blossom are #ab3d64 and #ab833d. Thus found on the left and right of #ab4c3d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rouge and Copper colors as they work well with Wilted Brown.
The split-complementary Wilted Brown palette consists of #3d64ab and #3dab83 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d9bab). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #ab4c3d, 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 #ab4c3d offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wilted Brown. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wilted Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab4c3d square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wilted Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3d9bab) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3dab4c and #ab3d9b.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab4c3d is made of 56% red, 25% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Wilted Brown has a hue angle of 8.18°, a saturation of 47.41% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab4c3d is made of 0% cyan, 37.26% magenta, 43.14% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab4c3d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,76,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 25%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 37.26, 43.14, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(8.18,47.41%,45.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(8.18,64.33%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.4668,37.8553,27.7965) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2213,14.1637,6.083) |