Warm Nutmeg 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 | #7095af |
| Complementary Color | #4f758f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Warm Nutmeg Color. The Toscana color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Leather Satchel (#7c4f3a) for more energetic effect. Try Tobacco Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4f758f is the best complementary color to Warm Nutmeg. 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 #8f6a50 complementary color is Kashmir Blue, 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 Leather are #8f4f55 and #8f894f. Thus found on the left and right of #8f6a50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Shadow colors as they work well with Warm Nutmeg.
The split-complementary Warm Nutmeg palette consists of #4f558f and #4f8f89 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f758f). Try Butterfly Bush and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #8f6a50, 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 #8f6a50 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 Warm Nutmeg. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Warm Nutmeg contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f6a50 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. Warm Nutmeg tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4f758f) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f8f69 and #8f4f74.
In a RGB color space, hex #8f6a50 is made of 43% red, 32% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Warm Nutmeg has a hue angle of 24.76°, a saturation of 28.25% and a lightness of 43.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f6a50 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 24.71% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #8f6a50 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,106,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 32%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.51, 24.71, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(24.76,28.25%,43.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.76,44.06%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.9141,11.2659,20.3449) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9297,16.7269,9.873) |