Nutmeg Frost Color

#ecd9ca

Nutmeg Frost is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #132635
Complementary Color #caddec
Color Shade: warm red (26.47° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.88% (better contrasting with black)
Nutmeg Frost Color Sample
Nutmeg Frost Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ecd9ca

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nutmeg Frost Color. The Cashmere color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Spanish Villa (#dfbaa9) for more calm effect. Try Biltmore Buff as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#caddec is the best complementary color to Nutmeg Frost. 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 #ecd9ca complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Stark White are #eccacc and #eceaca. Thus found on the left and right of #ecd9ca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oyster Pink and Aths Special colors as they work well with Nutmeg Frost.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nutmeg Frost palette consists of #caccec and #caecea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#caddec). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #ecd9ca, 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 #ecd9ca 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 Nutmeg Frost. Thus Prelude and Jagged Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nutmeg Frost contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Peppermint, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #ecd9ca 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. Nutmeg Frost tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#caddec) and two others. The Jagged Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #caecd9 and #eccadd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ecd9ca is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Nutmeg Frost has a hue angle of 26.47°, a saturation of 47.22% and a lightness of 85.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ecd9ca is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #ecd9ca
RGB Decimal rgb(236,217,202)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 13.33, 7.45
HSL hsl(26.47,47.22%,85.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.47,14.41%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.835,4.1097,9.7404)
XYZ xyz(70.0656,71.7228,66.0282)
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