Glazed Chestnut is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #698de8 |
| Complementary Color | #173a96 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.99° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Glazed Chestnut Color. The Olivia color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Syrah Soil (#a16717) for more energetic effect. Try Super Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#173a96 is the best complementary color to Glazed Chestnut. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #967217 complementary color is Torea Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hacienda are #963217 and #7a9617. Thus found on the left and right of #967217 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cognac and Trendy Green colors as they work well with Glazed Chestnut.
The split-complementary Glazed Chestnut palette consists of #321796 and #177a96 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#173a96). Try Blue Gem and Matisse colors in combination with #967217, 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 #967217 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Glazed Chestnut. Thus Seance and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Glazed Chestnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Torea Bay, Forest Green, and Violet Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #967217 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Glazed Chestnut tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#173a96) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Disco – 120° from the complementary Torea Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #179672 and #96173b.
In a RGB color space, hex #967217 is made of 52% red, 40% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Glazed Chestnut has a hue angle of 42.99°, a saturation of 73.41% and a lightness of 33.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #967217 is made of 0% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 49.8% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #967217 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,114,23) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 40%, 8% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.11, 49.8, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(42.99,73.41%,33.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.99,84.67%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.1928,5.7501,51.0912) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7496,18.5805,3.4088) |