Liver Chestnut (#987456)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.23:1 — vs black: 4.97:1

Color values

HEX #987456
RGB rgb(152, 116, 86)
HSL hsl(27, 43%, 59%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 23.68, 43.42, 40.39 )

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Logo (175) Print (170)

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #987456 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Liver Chestnut
#987456 Base

#567A98

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Liver Chestnut
#987456 Base

#985659

#989556

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Liver Chestnut
#987456 Base

#569874

#745698

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Liver Chestnut
#987456 Base

#569895

#565998

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Liver Chestnut
#987456 Base

#599856

#567A98

#955698

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Liver Chestnut
#987456 Base

#36291F

#674F3A

#7E6047

#AB886B

#B89B82

#D4C2B3

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Liver Chestnut, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #100C09

— #2B2119

— #473628

— #624B37

— #7D5F47

Liver Chestnut #987456 Base

— #AF8D71

— #C0A690

— #D2BFB0

— #E4D9CF

— #F6F2EF

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #987456. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #987456;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #987456;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #987456;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #987456,
        #6B9CC5
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #987456,
        #6B9CC5
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$liver-chestnut: #987456;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$liver-chestnut-r: 152;
$liver-chestnut-g: 116;
$liver-chestnut-b: 86;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $liver-chestnut;
    color: rgba($liver-chestnut-r, $liver-chestnut-g, $liver-chestnut-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Liver Chestnut appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #987456 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #808055 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #797956 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #9A7171 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #7B7B7B Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Liver Chestnut ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Liver Chestnut #987456 Base

Dirt #9B7653 ΔE 1.79

Pale Brown #987654 ΔE 1.90

Chamoisee #A0785A ΔE 2.32

French Beige #A67B5B ΔE 3.84

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.