Walnut is soft, 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 | #88c0e5 |
| Complementary Color | #195177 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Walnut Color. The Leather Brown 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 soft alternative called Potter's Clay (#9e4624) for more calm effect. Try Ancient Bronze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#195177 is the best complementary color to 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 #773f1a complementary color is Blumine, 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 Walnut are #771923 and #776d19. Thus found on the left and right of #773f1a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Merlot and Himalaya colors as they work well with Walnut.
The split-complementary Walnut palette consists of #192377 and #19776d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#195177). Try Lucky Point and Genoa colors in combination with #773f1a, 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 #773f1a 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 Walnut. Thus Meteorite and Jewel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Walnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blumine, Bilbao, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #773f1a 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. Walnut tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#195177) and two others. The Jewel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Disco – 120° from the complementary Blumine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #19773f and #771951.
In a RGB color space, hex #773f1a is made of 57% red, 30% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Walnut has a hue angle of 23.87°, a saturation of 64.14% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #773f1a is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #773f1a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,63,26) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 30%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.96, 36.47, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(23.87,64.14%,28.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.87,78.15%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.0309,21.2836,32.3855) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5717,7.5515,1.9304) |