True Walnut Color

#967a67

True 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 #698598
Complementary Color #678396
Color Shade: warm red (24.26° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.61% (better contrasting with white)
True Walnut Color Sample
True Walnut Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #967a67

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to True Walnut Color. The Colonial Revival Stone 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 saturated alternative called Roasted Hazelnut (#af967d) for more energetic effect. Try Congo Capture as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#678396 is the best complementary color to True 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 #967a67 complementary color is Lynch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #96676b and #969167. Thus found on the left and right of #967a67 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Avocado colors as they work well with True Walnut.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary True Walnut palette consists of #676b96 and #679691 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#678396). Try Kimberly and Patina colors in combination with #967a67, 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 #967a67 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 True Walnut. Thus Kimberly and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of True Walnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #967a67 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. True Walnut tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#678396) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #679679 and #966783.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #967a67 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode True Walnut has a hue angle of 24.26°, a saturation of 18.58% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #967a67 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 41.18% black ink.

HEX #967a67
RGB Decimal rgb(150,122,103)
RGB Percentage 40%, 33%, 27%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 18.43, 41.18
HSL hsl(24.26,18.58%,49.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24.26,31.33%,58.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.3655,7.9381,14.4964)
XYZ xyz(21.9854,21.3824,15.8004)
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