What is Egyptian Brown Color?
Egyptian Brown has the hex code #62483C. The equivalent RGB values are (98, 72, 60), which means it is composed of
43% red, 31% green and 26% blue. The CMYK color codes, used in printers, are C:0 M:27 Y:39 K:62. In the HSV/HSB scale, Egyptian Brown has a hue of 19°, 39% saturation and a brightness value of 38%.
Details of other color codes including equivalent web safe and HTML & CSS colors are given in the table below. Also listed are the closest Pantone® (PMS) and RAL colors.
Egyptian brown is a deep reddish brown color and was named because it was produced by grinding Egyptian mummies. Fortunately, this practice has now been discontinued.
A similar color is caput mortuum and, in fact, the two colors could have been the same once upon a time.
Other names: Caput Mortuum
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Egyptian Brown Color Codes
Hex Code | #62483C |
RGB Values | (98, 72, 60) |
CMYK Values | (0%, 27%, 39%, 62%) |
HSV/HSB Values | (19°, 39%, 38%) |
Closest Web Safe | #663333 |
Inverse Color | #9DB7C3 [Cadet Blue (Crayola)] |
Closest Pantone® | 7519 C |
Closest RAL | 7013 [Brown grey] |
Complementary Color | #3C5662 [Police Blue] |
Egyptian Brown Converted to Grayscale Codes | |
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Simple Average | #4D4D4D |
Desaturated | #4F4F4F |
Weighted Average (Most Common) | #4E4E4E |
Weighted Average (Luma) | #4D4D4D |
Weighted Average (Gamma Adjusted) | #909090 |
Egyptian Brown Color Palettes
Complementary Palette
The complement of Egyptian Brown is Police Blue with the hex code #3C5662. Complementary colors are those found at the opposite ends of the color wheel. Thus, as per the RGB system, the best contrast to #62483C color is offered by #3C5662. The complementary color palette is easiest to use and work with. Studies have shown that contrasting color palette is the best way to grab a viewer's attention.
Analogous Palette
The analogous colors of Egyptian Brown (#62483C) are Quincy (#625B3C) and Deep Tuscan Red (#623C43). In the RGB color wheel, these two analogous colors occur to the right and left of Egyptian Brown with a 30° separation on either side. An analogous color palette is extremely soothing to the eyes and works wonders if your main color is soft or pastel.
Split-Complementary Palette
As per the RGB color wheel, the split-complementary colors of Egyptian Brown (#62483C) are #3C625B (Feldgrau) and #3C4362 (American Blue). A split-complementary color palette consists of the main color along with those on either side (30°) of the complementary color. Based on our research, usage of split-complementary palettes is on the rise online, especially in graphics and web sites designs. It may be because it is not as contrasting as the complementary color palette and, hence, results in a combination which is pleasant to the eyes.
Triadic Palette
Egyptian Brown triadic color palette has three colors each of which is separated by 120° in the RGB wheel. Thus, #3C6248 (Gray-Asparagus) and #483C62 (English Violet) along with #62483C create a stunning and beautiful triadic palette with the maximum variation in hue and, therefore, offering the best possible contrast when taken together.
Tetradic Palette
The tetradic palette of Egyptian Brown has four colors - #3C6248 (Gray-Asparagus), #3C5662 (Police Blue) and #623C56 (Halayà Úbe) in addition to the base color (#62483C). A tetradic color palette is complex and, in most cases, should not be used off-the-shelf. We suggest tweaking the colors slightly to achieve desired results.
Square Palette
Egyptian Brown square color palette has #43623C (Gray-Asparagus), #3C5662 (Police Blue) and #5B3C62 (English Violet). Quite like triadic, the hues in a square palette are at the maximum distance from each other, which is 90°.
Note: For several colors purposes, a square palette may look much better than the tetrad color palette.
Egyptian Brown Color Rainbow Palette
Our Egyptian Brown rainbow color palette is based on the RGB model and consists of 7 colors, just like the traditional rainbow. You might not see a lot of variation in color, especially if the chosen color is dark or extremely light. However, this can lead interesting rainbow palettes that are faded, soft, pastel or dull.
Tints, Tones & Shades of Egyptian Brown Color
Tints
- 816D63
- 917F77
- A1918A
- B1A49E
- C0B6B1
- D0C8C5
- E0DAD8
- EFEDEC
Tones
- 68534A
- 6B5950
- 6E5E57
- 71645E
- 746A65
- 776F6C
- 7A7572
- 7D7A79
Shades
- 4E3A30
- 45322A
- 3B2B24
- 31241E
- 271D18
- 1D1612
- 140E0C
- 0A0706
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