Toasted Walnut is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #8b95a5 |
| Complementary Color | #5a6374 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Toasted Walnut Color. The Suede Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Zinc Luster (#8c8373) for more calm effect. Try Going Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a6374 is the best complementary color to Toasted Walnut. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #746a5a complementary color is Shuttle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Crocodile are #745d5a and #71745a. Thus found on the left and right of #746a5a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Kokoda colors as they work well with Toasted Walnut.
The split-complementary Toasted Walnut palette consists of #5d5a74 and #5a7174 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a6374). Try Smoky and Nevada colors in combination with #746a5a, 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 #746a5a offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Toasted Walnut. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Toasted Walnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Finlandia, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #746a5a square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Toasted Walnut tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5a6374) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a746a and #745a63.
In a RGB color space, hex #746a5a is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Toasted Walnut has a hue angle of 36.92°, a saturation of 12.62% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #746a5a is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #746a5a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,106,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 10.2, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(36.92,12.62%,40.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.92,22.41%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.3027,1.0863,10.413) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.202,14.7593,11.7732) |