Craftsman Brown Color

#ae9278

Craftsman 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 #516d87
Complementary Color #7893ad
Color Shade: warm red (28.89° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.65% (better contrasting with white)
Craftsman Brown Color Sample
Craftsman Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ae9278

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Craftsman Brown Color. The Nile Sand color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rock Cliffs (#c0af92) for more energetic effect. Try Khaki as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7893ad is the best complementary color to Craftsman 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 #ae9278 complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Sandrift are #ad7879 and #adac78. Thus found on the left and right of #ae9278 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Craftsman Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Craftsman Brown palette consists of #7879ad and #78adac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7893ad). Try Kimberly and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #ae9278, 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 #ae9278 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 Craftsman Brown. Thus Lavender Purple and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Craftsman Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Bay Leaf, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae9278 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. Craftsman Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7893ad) 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 #78ad92 and #ad7894.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ae9278 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Craftsman Brown has a hue angle of 28.89°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae9278 is made of 0% cyan, 10.99% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 31.76% black ink.

HEX #ae9278
RGB Decimal rgb(174,146,120)
RGB Percentage 40%, 33%, 27%
CMYK 0, 10.99, 21.18, 31.76
HSL hsl(28.89,25%,57.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.89,31.03%,68.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.4337,6.558,17.7015)
XYZ xyz(31.1246,30.9125,22.0956)
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