English Walnut Color

#3e2b23

English Walnut 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 #c1d4dc
Complementary Color #23353d
Color Shade: warm red (17.78° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 19.02% (better contrasting with white)
English Walnut Color Sample
English Walnut Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3e2b23

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to English Walnut Color. The Millbrook 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 saturated alternative called Teak Wood (#624133) for more energetic effect. Try Rusted Crimson as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#23353d is the best complementary color to English Walnut. 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 #3e2b23 complementary color is Ebony Clay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of English Walnut are #3d2328 and #3d3823. Thus found on the left and right of #3e2b23 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jon and Birch colors as they work well with English Walnut.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary English Walnut palette consists of #23283d and #233d38 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#23353d). Try Ebony Clay and Te Papa Green colors in combination with #3e2b23, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #3e2b23 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 English Walnut. Thus Steel Gray and Everglade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of English Walnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebony Clay, Green Kelp, and Bleached Cedar split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e2b23 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. English Walnut tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#23353d) and two others. The Everglade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Livid Brown – 120° from the complementary Ebony Clay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #233d2b and #3d2335.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3e2b23 is made of 44% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode English Walnut has a hue angle of 17.78°, a saturation of 27.84% and a lightness of 19.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e2b23 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 10.58% yellow and 75.69% black ink.

HEX #3e2b23
RGB Decimal rgb(62,43,35)
RGB Percentage 44%, 31%, 25%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 10.58, 75.69
HSL hsl(17.78,27.84%,19.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.78,43.55%,24.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(19.5289,7.5293,8.6768)
XYZ xyz(3.1539,2.8732,1.9785)
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