Wooden Nutmeg 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 | #8ba3ae |
| Complementary Color | #516873 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wooden Nutmeg Color. The Agate Brown 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 Autumn Fall (#67423b) for more energetic effect. Try Clayton as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#516873 is the best complementary color to Wooden Nutmeg. 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 #745c51 complementary color is Blue Bayoux, 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 Russett are #735157 and #736d51. Thus found on the left and right of #745c51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Go Ben colors as they work well with Wooden Nutmeg.
The split-complementary Wooden Nutmeg palette consists of #515773 and #51736d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#516873). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #745c51, 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 #745c51 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 Wooden Nutmeg. Thus Smoky and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wooden Nutmeg contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Cactus, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #745c51 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Wooden Nutmeg tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#516873) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Blue Bayoux. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51735c and #735168.
In a RGB color space, hex #745c51 is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Wooden Nutmeg has a hue angle of 18.86°, a saturation of 17.77% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #745c51 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #745c51 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,92,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 13.73, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(18.86,17.77%,38.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.86,30.17%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.1547,8.0133,10.0436) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5148,11.9614,9.4338) |