Chestnut is deep, 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 | #8bd7fd |
| Complementary Color | #024d74 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 23.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chestnut Color. The Chocoholic color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Garden Gnome Red (#9b2002) for more energetic effect. Try Indian Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#024d74 is the best complementary color to Chestnut. 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 #742802 complementary color is Regal 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 Red Beech are #740215 and #746102. Thus found on the left and right of #742802 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Venetian Red and Yukon Gold colors as they work well with Chestnut.
The split-complementary Chestnut palette consists of #021574 and #027461 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#024d74). Try Resolution Blue and Tropical Rain Forest colors in combination with #742802, 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 #742802 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 Chestnut. Thus Paua and Fun Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chestnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regal Blue, Japanese Laurel, and Pigment Indigo split by 90° on the color wheel. #742802 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. Chestnut tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#024d74) and two others. The Fun Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Siren – 120° from the complementary Regal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #027428 and #74024d.
In a RGB color space, hex #742802 is made of 73% red, 25% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Chestnut has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 96.61% and a lightness of 23.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #742802 is made of 0% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 44.71% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #742802 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,40,2) |
| RGB Percentage | 73%, 25%, 1% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.8, 44.71, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(20,96.61%,23.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,98.28%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.394,31.8256,37.9666) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9722,5.235,0.6477) |