Chestnut Gold is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #547af7 |
| Complementary Color | #082dab |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.01° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chestnut Gold Color. The Lobster Butter Sauce color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Philippine Gold (#b17304) for more energetic effect. Try Cassandra's Curse as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#082dab is the best complementary color to Chestnut Gold. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ab8508 complementary color is Torea Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hot Toddy are #ab3308 and #7fab08. Thus found on the left and right of #ab8508 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fire and Limeade colors as they work well with Chestnut Gold.
The split-complementary Chestnut Gold palette consists of #3308ab and #087fab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#082dab). Try Blue Gem and Deep Cerulean colors in combination with #ab8508, 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 #ab8508 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chestnut Gold. Thus Purple and Niagara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chestnut Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Torea Bay, Salem, and Lipstick split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab8508 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chestnut Gold tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#082dab) and two others. The Niagara is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shiraz – 120° from the complementary Torea Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #08ab85 and #ab082d.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab8508 is made of 55% red, 43% green and 3% blue. In a HSL mode Chestnut Gold has a hue angle of 46.01°, a saturation of 91.06% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab8508 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 63.92% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab8508 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,133,8) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 43%, 3% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.9, 63.92, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(46.01,91.06%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.01,95.32%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.5118,4.4604,61.3133) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2259,25.4505,3.8126) |