Chestnut Stallion Color

#995d3b

Chestnut Stallion 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 #66a2c4
Complementary Color #3a7699
Color Shade: warm red (21.7° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.57% (better contrasting with white)
Chestnut Stallion Color Sample
Chestnut Stallion Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #995d3b

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chestnut Stallion Color. The Nutmeg color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Clay Pot (#c3663f) for more energetic effect. Try Taj as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3a7699 is the best complementary color to Chestnut Stallion. 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 #995d3b complementary color is Calypso, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sepia Skin are #993a48 and #998b3a. Thus found on the left and right of #995d3b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Solid Pink and Sycamore colors as they work well with Chestnut Stallion.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chestnut Stallion palette consists of #3a4899 and #3a998c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a7699). Try Chambray and Ocean Green colors in combination with #995d3b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #995d3b 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 Stallion. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chestnut Stallion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Calypso, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #995d3b square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chestnut Stallion tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3a7699) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Calypso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3a995d and #993a76.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #995d3b is made of 50% red, 30% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Chestnut Stallion has a hue angle of 21.7°, a saturation of 44.34% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #995d3b is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 36.86% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #995d3b
RGB Decimal rgb(153,93,59)
RGB Percentage 50%, 30%, 19%
CMYK 0, 23.53, 36.86, 40
HSL hsl(21.7,44.34%,41.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(21.7,61.44%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.52,21.1096,29.639)
XYZ xyz(17.8406,14.9168,6.0766)
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