Toasted Nut Color

#c08768

Toasted Nut 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 #3f7897
Complementary Color #67a0c0
Color Shade: warm red (21.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.04% (better contrasting with white)
Toasted Nut Color Sample
Toasted Nut Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c08768

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Toasted Nut Color. The Milano color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Desert Riverbed (#d5a884) for more energetic effect. Try Cedar Plank Salmon as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#67a0c0 is the best complementary color to Toasted Nut. 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 #c08768 complementary color is Fountain Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Antique Brass are #c06774 and #c0b367. Thus found on the left and right of #c08768 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Laser colors as they work well with Toasted Nut.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Toasted Nut palette consists of #6775c0 and #67c0b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#67a0c0). Try Blue Marguerite and Tradewind colors in combination with #c08768, 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 #c08768 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 Toasted Nut. Thus Blue Marguerite and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Toasted Nut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c08768 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Toasted Nut tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#67a0c0) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #67c086 and #c067a1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c08768 is made of 45% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Toasted Nut has a hue angle of 21.14°, a saturation of 41.12% and a lightness of 58.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c08768 is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 34.51% yellow and 24.71% black ink.

HEX #c08768
RGB Decimal rgb(192,135,104)
RGB Percentage 45%, 31%, 24%
CMYK 0, 22.35, 34.51, 24.71
HSL hsl(21.14,41.12%,58.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(21.14,45.83%,75.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.2499,18.0956,25.3618)
XYZ xyz(32.9009,29.5339,17.0632)
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