Chestnut Leather is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #9fd7e1 |
| Complementary Color | #1e5560 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (9.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 24.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chestnut Leather Color. The Kofta Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Old Cumin (#784430) for more calm effect. Try Burnt Umber as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1e5560 is the best complementary color to Chestnut Leather. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #60281e complementary color is Blue Dianne, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Espresso are #601e34 and #60491e. Thus found on the left and right of #60281e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wine Berry and Dallas colors as they work well with Chestnut Leather.
The split-complementary Chestnut Leather palette consists of #1e3460 and #1e6049 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1e5560). Try Cello and Green Pea colors in combination with #60281e, 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 #60281e offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chestnut Leather. Thus Valhalla and Green Pea giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chestnut Leather contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Dianne, Dell, and Grape split by 90° on the color wheel. #60281e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chestnut Leather tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#1e5560) and two others. The Green Pea is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tawny Port – 120° from the complementary Blue Dianne. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1e6028 and #601e55.
In a RGB color space, hex #60281e is made of 58% red, 24% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Chestnut Leather has a hue angle of 9.09°, a saturation of 52.38% and a lightness of 24.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #60281e is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 25.89% yellow and 62.35% black ink.
| HEX | #60281e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,40,30) |
| RGB Percentage | 58%, 24%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.96, 25.89, 62.35 |
| HSL | hsl(9.09,52.38%,24.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(9.09,68.75%,37.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.9932,24.6567,18.8421) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.817,4.0981,1.7127) |