Information about Liver Chestnut color

#987456 - Liver Chestnut color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#987456, known as "Liver Chestnut", falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(152, 116, 86) — 59.6% red, 45.5% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 14 / 26 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #987456 reads as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale Brown (#987654). Slightly further away sit Dirt (#9B7653) and Mocha (#9D7651).

In RGB terms — rgb(152, 116, 86) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. The name "Liver Chestnut" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Liver Chestnut color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Liver Chestnut color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Liver Chestnut

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Pale Brown color link
Pale Brown

#987654

Dirt color link
Dirt

#9B7653

Mocha color link
Mocha

#9D7651

Moscow Mule color link
Moscow Mule

#9E7853

Brownish color link
Brownish

#9C6D57

Chamoisee color link
Chamoisee

#A0785A

Toast color link
Toast

#9F715F

Muesli color link
Muesli

#9E7E53

Limed Oak color link
Limed Oak

#8C7254

Briar Bronze color link
Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E

Ash Gold color link
Ash Gold

#8C6F54

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#987456
  • RGB152, 116, 86
  • CMYK0, 14, 26, 40
  • CSSrgb(152, 116, 86)
  • HSL27°, 28%, 47%
  • HSL Precise27.273°, 27.731%, 46.667%
  • HSV27°, 43%, 60%
  • HSB27°, 43%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.455, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.455, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.455, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID987456
  • DECIMAL ID9991254
  • Name Length14
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