Dark Walnut is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #a9bbc1 |
| Complementary Color | #3d5056 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Walnut Color. The Sunezumi Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Picador (#765c52) for more energetic effect. Try Dorado as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3d5056 is the best complementary color to Dark Walnut. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #56443e complementary color is Limed Spruce, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kabul are #563d44 and #56503d. Thus found on the left and right of #56443e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Hemlock colors as they work well with Dark Walnut.
The split-complementary Dark Walnut palette consists of #3d4456 and #3d5650 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d5056). Try Bright Gray and Mineral Green colors in combination with #56443e, 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 #56443e 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 Dark Walnut. Thus Gun Powder and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Walnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Tom Thumb, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #56443e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid 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. Dark Walnut tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3d5056) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Limed Spruce. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d5644 and #563d50.
In a RGB color space, hex #56443e is made of 40% red, 31% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Walnut has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 16.22% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #56443e is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 9.42% yellow and 66.27% black ink.
| HEX | #56443e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(86,68,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 31%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 9.42, 66.27 |
| HSL | hsl(15,16.22%,29.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15,27.91%,33.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.5457,6.6788,6.556) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7744,6.4605,5.4474) |