New Chestnut Color

#a28367

New Chestnut is pale, 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 #5d7c98
Complementary Color #6685a2
Color Shade: warm red (28.47° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.96% (better contrasting with white)
New Chestnut Color Sample
New Chestnut Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a28367

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to New Chestnut Color. The Jarrah color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Leather (#906a54) for more energetic effect. Try Neutral Valley as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6685a2 is the best complementary color to New 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 #a28367 complementary color is Hoki, 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 Sandal are #a26668 and #a2a066. Thus found on the left and right of #a28367 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with New Chestnut.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary New Chestnut palette consists of #6668a2 and #66a2a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6685a2). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a28367, 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 #a28367 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 New Chestnut. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of New Chestnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Aqua Forest, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a28367 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. New Chestnut tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6685a2) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Hoki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #66a283 and #a26685.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a28367 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode New Chestnut has a hue angle of 28.47°, a saturation of 24.08% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a28367 is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 36.47% black ink.

HEX #a28367
RGB Decimal rgb(162,131,103)
RGB Percentage 41%, 33%, 26%
CMYK 0, 12.16, 23.14, 36.47
HSL hsl(28.47,24.08%,51.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.47,36.42%,63.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.9713,7.801,19.6286)
XYZ xyz(25.4648,24.8933,16.2947)
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