All About Color Chestnut

#954535

Chestnut is a rich, reddish-brown color, resembling the color of chestnuts. It's a warm and earthy color, perfect for creating a cozy and rustic space.

About Chestnut

Chestnut is a medium red color with the hex code #954535. In RGB it is red 149, green 69, blue 53; in HSL it is hue 10°, saturation 48%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 54%, 64%, 42%. Its contrast ratio is 6.60:1 on white and 3.18:1 on black.

#954535 Color Conversion

Hex triplet95, 45, 35
CMYK0.00%, 53.69%, 64.43%, 41.57%
RGB Decimal149, 69, 53
HSL10°, 48%, 40%
RGB Octal225, 105, 65
HSV (HSB)10.00°, 64.43%, 58.43%
RGB Binary10010101, 1000101, 110101
CIE-L*AB39.42, 32.33, 25.52
RGB Percent58.43%, 27.06%, 20.78%
CIE-L*CH39.42, 41.19, 38.29
XYZ15.17, 10.90, 4.67
CIE-L*UV39.42, 59.91, 20.92
xyY0.49, 0.35, 10.90
Hunter-Lab33.02, 24.20, 14.72
RYB58.43%, 28.31%, 20.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#954535 on a dark background: contrast 3.18:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#954535 on a light background: contrast 6.60:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Chestnut, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Chestnut. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#954535 · #C77260 · #53261D · #358797 · #60B6C7

Analogous palette

#973587 · #973556 · #954535 · #977635 · #879735

Triadic palette

#954535 · #359745 · #453597 · #C77260 · #60C772

Tetradic palette

#954535 · #569735 · #358797 · #763597 · #53261D

Monochromatic palette

#26110D · #5E2B21 · #954535 · #C36855 · #D79A8E

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