Acorn Nut is soft, 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 | #2b76b7 |
| Complementary Color | #4792d4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Acorn Nut Color. The Angel Food Cake color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Field Poppy (#d86f3c) for more energetic effect. Try Corn Maze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4792d4 is the best complementary color to Acorn 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 #d48948 complementary color is Havelock Blue, 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 Raw Sienna are #d4474d and #d4cf47. Thus found on the left and right of #d48948 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Valencia and Wattle colors as they work well with Acorn Nut.
The split-complementary Acorn Nut palette consists of #474cd4 and #47d4cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4792d4). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #d48948, 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 #d48948 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 Acorn Nut. Thus Medium Purple and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Acorn Nut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Emerald, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d48948 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. Acorn Nut tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4792d4) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cranberry – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #47d489 and #d44793.
In a RGB color space, hex #d48948 is made of 50% red, 33% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Acorn Nut has a hue angle of 27.86°, a saturation of 61.95% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d48948 is made of 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 54.9% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #d48948 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(212,137,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 33%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.41, 54.9, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(27.86,61.95%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.86,66.04%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.6362,22.6982,45.8456) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2667,32.3562,10.4121) |