| Chestnut | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Hex triplet | #CD5C5C | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (205, 92, 92) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (0°, 55%, 80%) |
| Source | X11 | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
Indian red also known as chestnut, is a medium brownish shade of red. It is named after the red laterite soil found in India. It is thus an earth tone as well as a red. It is composed of naturally occurring iron oxides.
Indian red is not named after Native Americans. However, because of the possible confusion, Crayola changed their crayon color Indian Red to Chestnut.
Conkers showing their distinctive Chestnut coloring
Other shades of iron oxides include Venetian Red and English Red.
The name Chestnut derives from the color of the skin of a newly released fruit, the "conker", of the common Horse chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum.
See also[]
List of colors
| Shades of red | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alizarin | Amaranth | Burgundy | Cardinal | Carmine | Cerise | Chestnut | Coral red | Crimson | Dark pink |
| Falu red | Fire engine red | Fuchsia | Magenta | Maroon | Mauve taupe | Orange-red | Persian red | Pink | Persimmon |
| Red | Red-violet | Rose | Rose madder | Ruby | Rust | Puce | Sangria | Scarlet | Terra cotta |
| Venetian red | Vermilion | ||||||||
: Diccionario[]
français :
: châtain↑
italiano:
: Castagno (colore)