Nut Cracker 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 | #7e93a4 |
| Complementary Color | #5b7081 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nut Cracker Color. The Toast 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 soft alternative called Woodcraft (#8f847a) for more calm effect. Try Bargeboard Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5b7081 is the best complementary color to Nut Cracker. 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 #816c5b complementary color is Shuttle Gray, 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 Cement are #815b5d and #817f5b. Thus found on the left and right of #816c5b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Nut Cracker.
The split-complementary Nut Cracker palette consists of #5b5d81 and #5b817f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b7081). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #816c5b, 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 #816c5b 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 Nut Cracker. Thus Rum and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nut Cracker contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Glade Green, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #816c5b 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. Nut Cracker tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5b7081) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b816c and #815b6f.
In a RGB color space, hex #816c5b is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Nut Cracker has a hue angle of 26.84°, a saturation of 17.27% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #816c5b is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 49.41% black ink.
| HEX | #816c5b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(129,108,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 14.9, 49.41 |
| HSL | hsl(26.84,17.27%,43.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.84,29.46%,50.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.1675,5.5418,12.6091) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3042,16.1476,12.155) |