Walnut Wood Color

#774e37

Walnut Wood is calm, 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 #88b1c8
Complementary Color #375f77
Color Shade: warm red (21.56° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.12% (better contrasting with white)
Walnut Wood Color Sample
Walnut Wood Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #774e37

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Walnut Wood Color. The Antiquarian Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Topaz Mountain (#92653f) for more energetic effect. Try Bonanza as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#375f77 is the best complementary color to Walnut Wood. 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 #774e37 complementary color is Casal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shingle Fawn are #77373f and #776e37. Thus found on the left and right of #774e37 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lotus and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Walnut Wood.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Walnut Wood palette consists of #374077 and #37776e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#375f77). Try East Bay and Oracle colors in combination with #774e37, 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 #774e37 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 Wood. Thus Minsk and Amazon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Walnut Wood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casal, Fern Green, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #774e37 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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 Wood tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#375f77) and two others. The Amazon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary Casal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #37774e and #773760.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #774e37 is made of 47% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Walnut Wood has a hue angle of 21.56°, a saturation of 36.78% and a lightness of 34.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #774e37 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #774e37
RGB Decimal rgb(119,78,55)
RGB Percentage 47%, 31%, 22%
CMYK 0, 16.08, 25.1, 53.33
HSL hsl(21.56,36.78%,34.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(21.56,53.78%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.2005,14.5102,20.6076)
XYZ xyz(11.0217,9.6466,4.8955)
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