Brown Wood is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green
| Inverse Color | #4b98b2 |
| Complementary Color | #4c99b4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brown Wood Color. The Cabana Melon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sappanwood Incense (#a24f46) for more calm effect. Try Arabian Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4c99b4 is the best complementary color to Brown Wood. 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 #b4674d complementary color is Hippie Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, warm red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Santa Fe are #b44c66 and #b49a4c. Thus found on the left and right of #b4674d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Husk colors as they work well with Brown Wood.
The split-complementary Brown Wood palette consists of #4c66b4 and #4cb49a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c99b4). Try San Marino and Tradewind colors in combination with #b4674d, 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 #b4674d 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 Brown Wood. Thus Studio and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brown Wood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Apple, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4674d square combo is a palette of warm red, yellow green, cool 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. Brown Wood tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4c99b4) and two others. The Chateau Green 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 #4cb467 and #b44c99.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4674d is made of 50% red, 29% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Brown Wood has a hue angle of 15.15°, a saturation of 40.71% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4674d is made of 0% cyan, 30.2% magenta, 40.39% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #b4674d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,103,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 29%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.2, 40.39, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(15.15,40.71%,50.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.15,57.22%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.7689,28.3041,27.9769) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0122,19.9396,9.5516) |