Nutshell 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 | #567a94 |
| Complementary Color | #6a8ea9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nutshell Color. The Hickory 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 soft alternative called Chocolate Curl (#916d5e) for more calm effect. Try Tatami Mat as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6a8ea9 is the best complementary color to Nutshell. 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 #a9856b complementary color is Bermuda 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 Sandal are #a96a6f and #a9a46a. Thus found on the left and right of #a9856b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Nutshell.
The split-complementary Nutshell palette consists of #6a6fa9 and #6aa9a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a8ea9). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a9856b, 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 #a9856b 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 Nutshell. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nutshell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda Gray, Aqua Forest, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9856b 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. Nutshell tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6a8ea9) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Bermuda Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6aa985 and #a96a8e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9856b is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Nutshell has a hue angle of 25.16°, a saturation of 26.5% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9856b is made of 0% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a9856b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,133,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 33%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.11, 24.31, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(25.16,26.5%,54.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.16,36.69%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.294,10.0808,19.2775) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4036,26.2716,17.5365) |