Dormer Brown is pale, 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 | #526b83 |
| Complementary Color | #7c95ad |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dormer Brown Color. The Desert Camel 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 Barren (#b9aba3) for more calm effect. Try Fudge Bar as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7c95ad is the best complementary color to Dormer 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 #ad947c complementary color is Bali Hai, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sandrift are #ad7c7c and #adac7c. Thus found on the left and right of #ad947c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Hillary colors as they work well with Dormer Brown.
The split-complementary Dormer Brown palette consists of #7c7cad and #7cadac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c95ad). Try Kimberly and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #ad947c, 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 #ad947c 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 Dormer Brown. Thus Lavender Purple and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dormer Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Bay Leaf, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad947c 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. Dormer Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7c95ad) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7cad94 and #ad7c94.
In a RGB color space, hex #ad947c is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Dormer Brown has a hue angle of 29.39°, a saturation of 23% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad947c is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 19.21% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #ad947c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,148,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.8, 19.21, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(29.39,23%,58.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.39,28.32%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.9436,5.5995,16.151) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4616,31.5193,23.4944) |