Hickory Nut 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 | #879eb3 |
| Complementary Color | #4b6378 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hickory Nut Color. The Virtual Taupe 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 saturated alternative called Tangara (#97725f) for more energetic effect. Try Mountain Elk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b6378 is the best complementary color to Hickory Nut. 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 #78614c 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 Roman Coffee are #784b4c and #78764b. Thus found on the left and right of #78614c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Go Ben colors as they work well with Hickory Nut.
The split-complementary Hickory Nut palette consists of #4b4c78 and #4b7876 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b6378). Try East Bay and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #78614c, 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 #78614c 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 Hickory Nut. Thus Mulled Wine and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hickory Nut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Hippie Green, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #78614c 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. Hickory Nut tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4b6378) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Blue Bayoux. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b7861 and #784b62.
In a RGB color space, hex #78614c is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Hickory Nut has a hue angle of 28.64°, a saturation of 22.45% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #78614c is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 52.94% black ink.
| HEX | #78614c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,97,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 33%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 17.26, 52.94 |
| HSL | hsl(28.64,22.45%,38.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.64,36.67%,47.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.8599,6.0375,15.483) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3249,13.0643,8.6568) |