Deep Chestnut (#B94E48)

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: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.95:1 — vs black: 4.25:1

Color values

HEX #B94E48
RGB rgb(185, 78, 72)
HSL hsl(3, 44%, 50%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 58, 61, 27 )
Websafe #CC6633

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

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

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B94E48 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Deep Chestnut
#B94E48 Base

#48B3B9

Analogous

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

Deep Chestnut
#B94E48 Base

#B9487B

#B98748

Triadic

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

Deep Chestnut
#B94E48 Base

#48B94E

#4E48B9

Split-Complementary

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

Deep Chestnut
#B94E48 Base

#48B987

#487BB9

Tetradic (Square)

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

Deep Chestnut
#B94E48 Base

#7BB948

#48B3B9

#8748B9

Monochromatic

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

Deep Chestnut
#B94E48 Base

#4B1F1D

#833632

#9C413C

#C46B66

#CE847F

#E3B9B7

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #120807

— #341614

— #552321

— #77312D

— #983F3A

Deep Chestnut #B94E48 Base

— #C66E69

— #D28E8A

— #DFAEAB

— #EBCDCC

— #F8EDED

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #B94E48. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #B94E48;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #B94E48;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #B94E48;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #B94E48,
        #48B3B9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #B94E48,
        #48B3B9
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$deep-chestnut: #B94E48;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$deep-chestnut-r: 185;
$deep-chestnut-g: 78;
$deep-chestnut-b: 72;

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

Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #B94E48 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #7A7A43 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 #616149 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #B94D4D Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #707070 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 Deep Chestnut ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Deep Chestnut #B94E48 Base

Bittersweet Shimmer #BF4F51 ΔE 2.87

Pale Carmine #AF4035 ΔE 4.94

Rose Vale #AB4E52 ΔE 5.07

Redwood #A45A52 ΔE 5.33

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.