Chestnut Plum 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 | #7ad1e6 |
| Complementary Color | #187085 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (11.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chestnut Plum Color. The Cinnamon Stick color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cherrywood (#651a14) for more calm effect. Try Hot Fudge as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#187085 is the best complementary color to Chestnut Plum. 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 #852e19 complementary color is Elm, 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 Peanut are #851839 and #856418. Thus found on the left and right of #852e19 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Claret and Kumera colors as they work well with Chestnut Plum.
The split-complementary Chestnut Plum palette consists of #183a85 and #188564 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#187085). Try Chathams Blue and Genoa colors in combination with #852e19, 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 #852e19 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 Plum. Thus Persian Indigo and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chestnut Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Elm, La Palma, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #852e19 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 Plum tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#187085) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Disco – 120° from the complementary Elm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #18852d and #85186f.
In a RGB color space, hex #852e19 is made of 65% red, 23% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Chestnut Plum has a hue angle of 11.67°, a saturation of 68.35% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #852e19 is made of 0% cyan, 34.12% magenta, 42.36% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #852e19 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,46,25) |
| RGB Percentage | 65%, 23%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 34.12, 42.36, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(11.67,68.35%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(11.67,81.2%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.8313,36.1961,32.4575) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8253,7.0107,1.7023) |