Nuln Oil is pale, 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 | #ebeff1 |
| Complementary Color | #0e1214 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 6.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nuln Oil Color. The Black Raspberry 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 saturated alternative called Stout (#0f0b0a) for more energetic effect. Try Orka Black as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0e1214 is the best complementary color to Nuln Oil. 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 #14100e complementary color is Woodsmoke, 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 Zeus are #140e0f and #14130e. Thus found on the left and right of #14100e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cocoa Brown and Rangoon Green colors as they work well with Nuln Oil.
The split-complementary Nuln Oil palette consists of #0e0f14 and #0e1413 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0e1214). Try Woodsmoke and Woodsmoke colors in combination with #14100e, 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 #14100e 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 Nuln Oil. Thus Cinder and Racing Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nuln Oil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woodsmoke, Hunter Green, and Cinder split by 90° on the color wheel. #14100e square combo is a palette of warm red, warm 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. Nuln Oil tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#0e1214) and two others. The Racing Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cocoa Brown – 120° from the complementary Woodsmoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0e1410 and #140e12.
In a RGB color space, hex #14100e is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Nuln Oil has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 17.65% and a lightness of 6.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #14100e is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 92.16% black ink.
| HEX | #14100e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(20,16,14) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 2.35, 92.16 |
| HSL | hsl(20,17.65%,6.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,30%,7.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(4.9772,1.2014,1.5346) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.553,0.551,0.4927) |