Velvety Chestnut Color

#a2877d

Velvety 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 #5d7882
Complementary Color #7c98a2
Color Shade: warm red (16.22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.27% (better contrasting with white)
Velvety Chestnut Color Sample
Velvety Chestnut Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a2877d

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Velvety Chestnut Color. The Reddened Earth color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Leather (#967059) for more energetic effect. Try Wild Cattail as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7c98a2 is the best complementary color to Velvety 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 #a2877d complementary color is Gumbo, 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 Pharlap are #a27c85 and #a2997c. Thus found on the left and right of #a2877d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Gurkha colors as they work well with Velvety Chestnut.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Velvety Chestnut palette consists of #7c85a2 and #7ca299 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c98a2). Try Lynch and Sea Nymph colors in combination with #a2877d, 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 #a2877d 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 Velvety Chestnut. Thus Kimberly and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Velvety Chestnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gumbo, Amulet, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2877d 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. Velvety Chestnut tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7c98a2) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Gumbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7ca287 and #a27c97.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a2877d is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Velvety Chestnut has a hue angle of 16.22°, a saturation of 16.59% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2877d is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 36.47% black ink.

HEX #a2877d
RGB Decimal rgb(162,135,125)
RGB Percentage 38%, 32%, 30%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 14.51, 36.47
HSL hsl(16.22,16.59%,56.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.22,22.84%,63.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.4993,8.642,9.2012)
XYZ xyz(27.2659,26.49,23.078)
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