Nut Brown 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 | #7996a1 |
| Complementary Color | #5e7b86 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nut Brown Color. The Brood color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Brown Velvet (#704e40) for more energetic effect. Try Castle Hill as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5e7b86 is the best complementary color to Nut Brown. 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 #86695e complementary color is Slate 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 Sand Dune are #865e67 and #867d5e. Thus found on the left and right of #86695e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Nut Brown.
The split-complementary Nut Brown palette consists of #5e6786 and #5e867c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e7b86). Try Comet and Viridian Green colors in combination with #86695e, 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 #86695e 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 Brown. Thus Rum and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nut Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Glade Green, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #86695e 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 Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5e7b86) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5e8669 and #865e7a.
In a RGB color space, hex #86695e is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Nut Brown has a hue angle of 16.5°, a saturation of 17.54% and a lightness of 44.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #86695e is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #86695e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(134,105,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 15.69, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(16.5,17.54%,44.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.5,29.85%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.9478,9.8522,10.5991) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9035,15.9796,12.7831) |