Cheeky Chestnut is calm, 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 | #84b2c5 |
| Complementary Color | #3a677a |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cheeky Chestnut Color. The Mandalay Road 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 Arabian Red (#a14c3f) for more energetic effect. Try Real Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3a677a is the best complementary color to Cheeky 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 #7b4d3a complementary color is Oracle, 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 Ironstone are #7a3a47 and #7a6d3a. Thus found on the left and right of #7b4d3a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lotus and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Cheeky Chestnut.
The split-complementary Cheeky Chestnut palette consists of #3a477a and #3a7a6d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a677a). Try East Bay and Viridian colors in combination with #7b4d3a, 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 #7b4d3a 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 Cheeky Chestnut. Thus Victoria and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cheeky Chestnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oracle, Fern Green, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b4d3a 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. Cheeky Chestnut tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3a677a) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary Oracle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3a7a4d and #7a3a67.
In a RGB color space, hex #7b4d3a is made of 48% red, 30% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Cheeky Chestnut has a hue angle of 17.54°, a saturation of 35.91% and a lightness of 35.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b4d3a is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 51.76% black ink.
| HEX | #7b4d3a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(123,77,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 30%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.04, 25.49, 51.76 |
| HSL | hsl(17.54,35.91%,35.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.54,52.85%,48.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.525,17.2028,19.3125) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.586,9.8242,5.2886) |