#742802Chestnut (#742802) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 42°, lightness 0.39 and chroma 0.116. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #742802 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 40, 2) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 97%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 98%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66%, 98%, 55%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(27.4 31.8 38) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.386 0.116 42) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Chestnut is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#752500 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#762700 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#742802 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#742803 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 10.26:1 and against black 2.05:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e5ab96 · #c2826a · #9f5a3f · #742802 · #501700 · #230400
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#845c21 · #7d4308 · #742802 · #601515 · #4a051b · #33001a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c7b98b · #cb876d · #937a11 · #6a5f38 · #742802 · #4d1600
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#59cdf2 · #a17767 · #745c53 · #742802 · #411c0c · #1d0802
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e7f5fa · #b1a099 · #555e62 · #742802 · #392822 · #000102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f4f9 · #beced3 · #91a3a9 · #162e36 · #000b12 · #742802
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4dcb7 · #d5b38a · #3390f4 · #3e568f · #742802 · #0d0930
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c8d8bd · #9bc0e2 · #547776 · #4c5c4f · #742802 · #170f04
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#defaeb · #6cb692 · #53529b · #742802 · #27235c · #000602
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f7df · #8fb073 · #006780 · #742802 · #3d1a50 · #00050a
#8D492D · #A76851 · #C08974 · #D8AA98 · #F1CCBE
#641F00 · #521800 · #421100 · #320A00 · #240400
#6B3119 · #623727 · #583D32
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.