Nut Shell 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 | #535c6b |
| Complementary Color | #949dab |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Nut Shell Color. The Ethiopia color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Nearly Brown (#a88e76) for more energetic effect. Try Film Fest as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#949dab is the best complementary color to Nut 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 #aca394 complementary color is Manatee, 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 Napa are #ab9694 and #a9ab94. Thus found on the left and right of #aca394 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Bud colors as they work well with Nut Shell.
The split-complementary Nut Shell palette consists of #9794ab and #94a9ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#949dab). Try Santas Gray and Cascade colors in combination with #aca394, 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 #aca394 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 Shell. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nut Shell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Envy, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #aca394 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. Nut Shell tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#949dab) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #94aba3 and #ab949d.
In a RGB color space, hex #aca394 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Nut Shell has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 12.63% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aca394 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #aca394 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,163,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 9.41, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,12.63%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,13.95%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.3544,0.6451,8.9523) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4557,37.1032,33.3099) |