Deep Chestnut is a light medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Red, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Deep Chestnut is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Deep Chestnut is #B94E48.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Deep Chestnut has 73%% Red, 31% Green, and 28% Blue.
Deep Chestnut has 3° Hue, 61% Saturation, and 73% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Deep Chestnut has 3° Hue, 44% Saturation, and 50% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Deep Chestnut has 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 61% yellow, and 27% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#B94E48 |
|
RGB |
(185, 78, 72) |
(73%, 31%, 28%) |
HSV |
(3°, 61, 73) |
(1%, 61%, 73%) |
HSL |
(3°, 44, 50) |
(1%, 44%, 50%) |
CMYK |
(0, 58, 61, 27) |
(0%, 58%, 61%, 27%) |
The natural luminance of Deep Chestnut is 16%, which is low.
Deep Chestnut has a higher contrast with white than black.
Deep Chestnut and black have a 4.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Deep Chestnut and white have a 5.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
16% |
insufficient (4.2) |
AA (5.0) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Deep Chestnut paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 1% Yellow, 43% Red, 27% Black, 28% White, as shown below.
Yellow
1%
Red
43%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
27%
White
28%
To mix Deep Chestnut paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 22% Magenta, 23% Yellow, 27% Black, 28% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
22%
Yellow
23%
Black
27%
White
28%
Colors similar to Deep Chestnut are: Apple Blossom, Dull Red, Reddish, Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, and Mojo. Apple Blossom is more orange than Deep Chestnut. Dull Red is more red and brighter than Deep Chestnut. Reddish is brighter than Deep Chestnut. Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown is paler and lighter than Deep Chestnut. Mojo is more orange and brighter than Deep Chestnut.