French Marron Color

#ad747d

French Marron is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #528b82
Complementary Color #74aca4
Color Shade: cool red (350.53° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.67% (better contrasting with white)
French Marron Color Sample
French Marron Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ad747d

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to French Marron Color. The Grenache color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Prosperity (#915f66) for more calm effect. Try Raspberry Glace as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#74aca4 is the best complementary color to French Marron. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ad747d complementary color is Acapulco, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Turkish Rose are #ac7499 and #ac8774. Thus found on the left and right of #ad747d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Sandal colors as they work well with French Marron.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary French Marron palette consists of #7499ac and #74ac87 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#74aca4). Try Gothic and Bay Leaf colors in combination with #ad747d, 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 #ad747d 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 French Marron. Thus Wild Blue Yonder and Chelsea Cucumber giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of French Marron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Acapulco, Green Smoke, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad747d square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm 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. French Marron tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#74aca4) and two others. The Chelsea Cucumber is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Acapulco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7dac74 and #a374ac.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ad747d is made of 42% red, 28% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode French Marron has a hue angle of 350.53°, a saturation of 25.79% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad747d is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #ad747d
RGB Decimal rgb(173,116,125)
RGB Percentage 42%, 28%, 30%
CMYK 0, 22.35, 18.82, 32.16
HSL hsl(350.53,25.79%,56.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(350.53,32.95%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.9234,23.7111,4.2487)
XYZ xyz(27.1806,22.8557,22.381)
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