Toasted 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 | #5888a4 |
| Complementary Color | #5a8ba7 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Toasted Chestnut Color. The Swiss Chocolate color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Burnished Caramel (#be9167) for more energetic effect. Try Appaloosa Spots as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a8ba7 is the best complementary color to Toasted 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 #a7775b complementary color is Horizon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Muesli are #a75a64 and #a79d5a. Thus found on the left and right of #a7775b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Toasted Chestnut.
The split-complementary Toasted Chestnut palette consists of #5a64a7 and #5aa79d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a8ba7). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a7775b, 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 #a7775b 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 Toasted Chestnut. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Toasted Chestnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Horizon, Asparagus, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7775b square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Toasted Chestnut tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5a8ba7) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Horizon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5aa777 and #a75a8b.
In a RGB color space, hex #a7775b is made of 44% red, 32% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Toasted Chestnut has a hue angle of 22.11°, a saturation of 30.16% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7775b is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 29.8% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #a7775b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,119,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 32%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.82, 29.8, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(22.11,30.16%,50.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.11,45.51%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.2011,15.278,22.8364) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4215,22.1645,12.8885) |