Chestnut (#CD5C5C)

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

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Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.98:1 — vs black: 5.28:1

Color values

HEX #CD5C5C
RGB rgb(205, 92, 92)
HSL hsl(0, 53%, 58%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 55, 55, 20 )
Websafe #CC6666

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #CD5C5C based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Chestnut
#CD5C5C Base

#5CCDCD

Analogous

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

Chestnut
#CD5C5C Base

#CD5C95

#CD955C

Triadic

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

Chestnut
#CD5C5C Base

#5CCD5C

#5C5CCD

Split-Complementary

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

Chestnut
#CD5C5C Base

#5CCD95

#5C95CD

Tetradic (Square)

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

Chestnut
#CD5C5C Base

#95CD5C

#5CCDCD

#955CCD

Monochromatic

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

Chestnut
#CD5C5C Base

#6E2222

#A93434

#C33D3D

#D77B7B

#DF9797

#F1D1D1

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #140606

— #3D1313

— #671F1F

— #902C2C

— #BA3939

Chestnut #CD5C5C Base

— #D67979

— #DF9595

— #E7B2B2

— #F0CFCF

— #F9EBEB

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #CD5C5C. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #CD5C5C;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #CD5C5C;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #CD5C5C;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #CD5C5C,
        #5CCDCD
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #CD5C5C,
        #5CCDCD
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$chestnut: #CD5C5C;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$chestnut-r: 205;
$chestnut-g: 92;
$chestnut-b: 92;

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

Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #CD5C5C How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #8A8A57 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 #70705D Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #CD5C5C Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #808080 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 Chestnut ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Chestnut #CD5C5C Base

Fuzzy Wuzzy #CC6666 ΔE 2.64

Dark Terra Cotta #CC4E5C ΔE 4.42

Bittersweet Shimmer #BF4F51 ΔE 4.79

Cedar Chest #C95A49 ΔE 5.69

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.

Chestnut (#CD5C5C)

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