Rich Walnut 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 | #83a0b5 |
| Complementary Color | #49677c |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rich Walnut Color. The Whetstone Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Star Anise (#5c5042) for more calm effect. Try Marrakech Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#49677c is the best complementary color to Rich 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 #7c5f4a 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 #7c494d and #7c7849. Thus found on the left and right of #7c5f4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Shadow colors as they work well with Rich Walnut.
The split-complementary Rich Walnut palette consists of #494d7c and #497c78 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#49677c). Try East Bay and Faded Jade colors in combination with #7c5f4a, 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 #7c5f4a 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 Rich Walnut. Thus Victoria and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rich Walnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c5f4a 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. Rich Walnut tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#49677c) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Blue Bayoux. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #497c5f and #7c4966.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c5f4a is made of 42% red, 32% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Rich Walnut has a hue angle of 25.2°, a saturation of 25.25% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c5f4a is made of 0% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #7c5f4a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,95,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 32%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.38, 19.61, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(25.2,25.25%,38.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.2,40.32%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.7088,8.7227,16.5507) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6404,12.9639,8.2619) |