Cliff 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 | #2f5473 |
| Complementary Color | #8cb1d0 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cliff Brown Color. The New Khaki 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 soft alternative called Cameo Role (#ddcaaf) for more calm effect. Try Tiny Fawn as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8cb1d0 is the best complementary color to Cliff 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 #d0ab8c complementary color is Polo Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tan are #d08c8f and #d0cc8c. Thus found on the left and right of #d0ab8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puce and Winter Hazel colors as they work well with Cliff Brown.
The split-complementary Cliff Brown palette consists of #8c8fd0 and #8cd0cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8cb1d0). Try Blue Bell and Monte Carlo colors in combination with #d0ab8c, 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 #d0ab8c 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 Cliff Brown. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cliff Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #d0ab8c 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. Cliff Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8cb1d0) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8cd0ab and #d08cb1.
In a RGB color space, hex #d0ab8c is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Cliff Brown has a hue angle of 27.35°, a saturation of 41.98% and a lightness of 68.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d0ab8c is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #d0ab8c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(208,171,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.51, 26.67, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(27.35,41.98%,68.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.35,32.69%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.5144,9.06,21.041) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.309,44.4292,30.9986) |