Chestnut Color
Chestnut is a brown color with hex code #742802. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with chestnut, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Chestnut Color Values
What Does Chestnut Mean?
Chestnut belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Chestnut adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Chestnut is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: strong reddish brown, #882D17).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Chestnut
Chestnut and #024E74 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #740215 and #746102, which sit beside chestnut on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair chestnut with triadic partners #027428 and #280274. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Reddish Brown —
#7F2B0A(Delta E 4) - Pueblo —
#7D2C14(Delta E 6) - Cedar Wood Finish —
#711A00(Delta E 6) - Peanut —
#782F16(Delta E 7) - Copper Canyon —
#7E3A15(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #742802; }
.background { background-color: #742802; }
.border { border: 2px solid #742802; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #74280240; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for chestnut?
Chestnut has the hex code #742802. In RGB notation it is rgb(116, 40, 2), in HSL it is hsl(20, 97%, 23%), and its OKLCH value is 0.386, 0.116, 41.6.
What does the color chestnut mean?
Brown-family colors like chestnut carry distinct psychological associations. Chestnut belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Chestnut adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with chestnut?
Chestnut has three easy routes: its complement #024E74 for punch, its neighbors #740215 and #746102 for something calmer, or triadic partners #027428 and #280274 when you want energy.
Is chestnut a standard web color?
No — Chestnut is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #742802 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make chestnut lighter or darker?
To lighten chestnut, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FED3BE (lightest tint) to #140700 (darkest shade).
About Chestnut
Chestnut is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #742802 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.