Liver Chestnut (#987456)

The hex code for Liver Chestnut is #987456. It is rgb(152, 116, 86) in RGB, hsl(27, 28%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 43%, 40%) in CMYK — a mid-tone orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#987456

RGBrgb(152, 116, 86)

HSLhsl(27, 28%, 47%)

HSVhsv(27, 43%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 43%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.063 61)

LABlab(51.92% 11.61 22.33)

LCHlch(51.92% 25.17 62.52)

Colors Closest to Liver Chestnut

Liver Chestnut is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Pale Brown#987654ΔE 2.22 Dirt#9B7653ΔE 2.94 Café Au Lait#A67B5BΔE 4.82 French Bister(french Bistre)#856D4DΔE 6.7 Raw Umber#826644ΔE 7.48 Pastel Brown#836953ΔE 8.56

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#987456 Channel Values

How Liver Chestnut breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 152 · G 116 · B 86	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 27° · S 28% · L 47%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 27° · S 43% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 24% · Y 43% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.23:1 vs white · 4.97:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Liver Chestnut background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Liver Chestnut

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Liver Chestnut; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Liver Chestnut

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Liver Chestnut Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#987456

Protanopia#7B7B56

Protanomaly#887856

Deuteranopia#818154

Deuteranomaly#8B7C55

Tritanopia#9A7171

Tritanomaly#997267

Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #987456 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--liver-chestnut: #987456;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #987456;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'liver-chestnut': '#987456' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.455, blue: 0.337)

Android XML<color name="liver_chestnut">#987456</color>

SVG fillfill="#987456"

More Orange Colors

Liver Chestnut sits in the orangefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

987654 967969 9b7653 8b7d6b 9f8170 8a795d a67b5b fff9f5 a97142 fff9f0 a99a86 fff8f0 cc9966 deb887 e5aa70 ecb165 f4a460 f9e9cd fdf6ed ff7538 ffa000 ffb938 ffd6c7 ffead1

#987456 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Liver Chestnut?

The hex code for Liver Chestnut is #987456. That is rgb(152, 116, 86) in RGB, hsl(27, 28%, 47%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 43%, 40%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #987456?

#987456 is rgb(152, 116, 86) — red 152, green 116, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #987456?

#987456 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 43%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #987456 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #987456 scores 4.23:1 against white and 4.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #987456 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #987456 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 20.31, which is visibly different.

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