Steamed Chestnut Color

#d3b17d

Steamed Chestnut is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #2c4e82
Complementary Color #7c9fd3
Color Shade: orange (36.28° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.88% (better contrasting with white)
Steamed Chestnut Color Sample
Steamed Chestnut Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d3b17d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Steamed Chestnut Color. The Honey Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Honey Haven (#bc9263) for more calm effect. Try Garden Picket as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7c9fd3 is the best complementary color to Steamed Chestnut. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d3b17d complementary color is Danube, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tan are #d3857c and #cad37c. Thus found on the left and right of #d3b17d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching New York Pink and Deco colors as they work well with Steamed Chestnut.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Steamed Chestnut palette consists of #857cd3 and #7ccad3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c9fd3). Try Moody Blue and Downy colors in combination with #d3b17d, 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 #d3b17d offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Steamed Chestnut. Thus Lilac Bush and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Steamed Chestnut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3b17d square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Steamed Chestnut tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7c9fd3) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Charm – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7cd3b1 and #d37c9f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d3b17d is made of 41% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Steamed Chestnut has a hue angle of 36.28°, a saturation of 49.43% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3b17d is made of 0% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #d3b17d
RGB Decimal rgb(211,177,125)
RGB Percentage 41%, 35%, 24%
CMYK 0, 13.34, 33.73, 17.25
HSL hsl(36.28,49.43%,65.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.28,40.76%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.0449,5.2559,31.1848)
XYZ xyz(46.2878,46.7738,25.9907)
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