Peanut Color

#7a4434

Peanut is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #85bbcb
Complementary Color #34697a
Color Shade: mid red (13.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.12% (better contrasting with white)
Peanut Color Sample
Peanut Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7a4434

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Peanut Color. The Tuk Tuk color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Persimmon Varnish (#9f563a) for more energetic effect. Try Bratwurst as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#34697a is the best complementary color to Peanut. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7a4434 complementary color is Ming, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Old Copper are #7a3446 and #7a6734. Thus found on the left and right of #7a4434 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Solid Pink and Pesto colors as they work well with Peanut.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Peanut palette consists of #34467a and #347a67 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#34697a). Try San Juan and Oracle colors in combination with #7a4434, 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 #7a4434 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Peanut. Thus Minsk and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Peanut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Fern Green, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a4434 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Peanut tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#34697a) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary Ming. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #347a44 and #7a3469.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7a4434 is made of 50% red, 28% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Peanut has a hue angle of 13.71°, a saturation of 40.23% and a lightness of 34.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a4434 is made of 0% cyan, 21.17% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 52.16% black ink.

HEX #7a4434
RGB Decimal rgb(122,68,52)
RGB Percentage 50%, 28%, 21%
CMYK 0, 21.17, 27.45, 52.16
HSL hsl(13.71,40.23%,34.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(13.71,57.38%,47.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.0427,21.5127,19.7455)
XYZ xyz(10.713,8.5198,4.3287)
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