Walnut Shell is calm, 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 | #557cbb |
| Complementary Color | #436aaa |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Walnut Shell Color. The Golden Field 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 soft alternative called Wild Seaweed (#8a6f45) for more calm effect. Try El Caramelo as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#436aaa is the best complementary color to Walnut Shell. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aa8344 complementary color is San Marino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Driftwood are #aa4f43 and #9eaa43. Thus found on the left and right of #aa8344 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Sushi colors as they work well with Walnut Shell.
The split-complementary Walnut Shell palette consists of #4f43aa and #439daa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#436aaa). Try Gigas and Boston Blue colors in combination with #aa8344, 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 #aa8344 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 Walnut Shell. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Walnut Shell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Chateau Green, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa8344 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Walnut Shell tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#436aaa) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hippie Pink – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43aa83 and #aa436a.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa8344 is made of 46% red, 36% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Walnut Shell has a hue angle of 37.06°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa8344 is made of 0% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 40% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa8344 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,131,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 36%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.3, 40, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(37.06,42.86%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.06,60%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.2659,7.6766,39.2779) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7373,25.196,8.9757) |