Nut Color

#9e8a6d

Nut is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #617592
Complementary Color #6d819e
Color Shade: orange (35.51° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.35% (better contrasting with white)
Nut Color Sample
Nut Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9e8a6d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Nut Color. The Green Fig color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Thatch Brown (#867057) for more energetic effect. Try Handmade as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6d819e is the best complementary color to Nut. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e8a6d complementary color is Lynch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Donkey Brown are #9e716d and #999e6d. Thus found on the left and right of #9e8a6d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Gurkha colors as they work well with Nut.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nut palette consists of #716d9e and #6d999e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d819e). Try Kimberly and Gothic colors in combination with #9e8a6d, 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 #9e8a6d offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nut. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Amulet, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e8a6d square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Nut tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6d819e) and two others. The Patina 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 #6d9e8a and #9e6d81.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9e8a6d is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Nut has a hue angle of 35.51°, a saturation of 20.16% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e8a6d is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 19.21% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #9e8a6d
RGB Decimal rgb(158,138,109)
RGB Percentage 39%, 34%, 27%
CMYK 0, 7.84, 19.21, 38.04
HSL hsl(35.51,20.16%,52.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.51,31.01%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.5556,3.0035,18.3228)
XYZ xyz(25.9493,26.5502,18.225)
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