Hazelnut 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 | #578ea5 |
| Complementary Color | #5991a8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hazelnut Color. The Rawhide color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dune Drift (#b88d70) for more energetic effect. Try Copper Mining as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5991a8 is the best complementary color to Hazelnut. 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 #a8715a complementary color is Horizon, 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 Santa Fe are #a85969 and #a89759. Thus found on the left and right of #a8715a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Hazelnut.
The split-complementary Hazelnut palette consists of #5969a8 and #59a897 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5991a8). Try Waikawa Gray and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a8715a, 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 #a8715a 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 Hazelnut. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hazelnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Horizon, Asparagus, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8715a 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. Hazelnut tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5991a8) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Horizon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59a871 and #a85990.
In a RGB color space, hex #a8715a is made of 45% red, 30% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Hazelnut has a hue angle of 17.69°, a saturation of 30.95% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8715a is made of 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a8715a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,113,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 30%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.57, 30.59, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(17.69,30.95%,50.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.69,46.43%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.8105,18.9887,21.5858) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.899,20.8733,12.4422) |