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Brownish Red

Shuttle Art Acrylic Red & Pink warm

Shuttle Art Acrylic R238 Brownish Red is a light red acrylic marker in the Red & Pink family. It sits in the mid-light value range, making it well-suited for warm shadows, brick, rusty earth. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Red & Pink family Warm temperature 60% lightness
Warm shadowsBrickRusty earthMuted redsAutumn foliage
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Brownish Red
Color Family
Red & Pink
Temperature
Warm
Lightness
60%
Saturation
40%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Works Well With

Highlights
R149
Pale Purple
+12 lightness
R605
Pink
+14 lightness
R32
R32
+20 lightness
Metallic Red
Metallic Red
+23 lightness
Shadows
R269
Red
-14 lightness
R58
R58
-16 lightness
R835
Royal Purple
-17 lightness
R48
R48
-27 lightness
Analogous Colors
R60
R60
15° hue shift
F04
Fluorescent Orange
15° hue shift
57
57
15° hue shift
106
106
16° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

GM347
GM347
opposite hue
Forest Green
Forest Green
opposite hue
232
Metallic Bright Blue
opposite hue
Metallic Forest Green
Metallic Forest Green
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where R238 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🛰️ Cyber Orange Scout
Signal orange and coral collide with fuchsia tech, concrete taupe, ink black, and pale pink.
Punk
🌇 Plum Sunset Canal
Plum water and violet shadows carry coral sunset, peach light, and golden windows through the canal.
Lighting
🧣 Autumn Blanket
Weathered taupe, soft gray, cabin blue, brick red, and warm clay settle into a quiet fall afternoon.
Seasonal
🌈 Full-Spectrum Pop
Every color at once, confident and unashamed. Pure signal, no noise.
Art Style
🪀 Toy Store Magic
Every aisle is an argument you weren't going to win before you even walked in.
Environment
❄ Cool Winter Skin
Pink-cast fair with blue-steel shadow — high contrast, crisp edges, nothing apologetic about it.
Skin Tones
🍑 Rosy Cheeks
Flush pink over cream base — the kind of color that photographs as effortless and is actually careful.
Skin Tones
🌿 Cottagecore
Soft sage, blush rose, cream linen — the window is open, the bread is rising, the afternoon is yours.
Seasonal

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Red
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Vermilion
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