Walnut Grove Color

#5c5644

Walnut Grove is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #a3a9bb
Complementary Color #44495b
Color Shade: orange (45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.37% (better contrasting with white)
Walnut Grove Color Sample
Walnut Grove Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5c5644

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Walnut Grove Color. The Roycroft Brass color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Greyish Brown (#7a6a4f) for more energetic effect. Try Sage Green Light as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#44495b is the best complementary color to Walnut Grove. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5c5644 complementary color is River Bed, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Soya Bean are #5b4a44 and #555b44. Thus found on the left and right of #5c5644 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Finch colors as they work well with Walnut Grove.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Walnut Grove palette consists of #4a445b and #44555b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#44495b). Try Mulled Wine and River Bed colors in combination with #5c5644, 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 #5c5644 offers a combination of violet and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Walnut Grove. Thus Mortar and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Walnut Grove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Nandor, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c5644 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Walnut Grove tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#44495b) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Don Juan – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #445b56 and #5b444a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5c5644 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Walnut Grove has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 15% and a lightness of 31.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c5644 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 63.92% black ink.

HEX #5c5644
RGB Decimal rgb(92,86,68)
RGB Percentage 37%, 35%, 28%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 9.41, 63.92
HSL hsl(45,15%,31.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45,26.09%,36.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.6463,-0.8581,11.3799)
XYZ xyz(8.7848,9.3482,6.8102)
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