Talk:Chestnut (color)

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Just because Crayola does it... I've never heard chestnut being applied to anything other than maroon - give or take a little red. This should be changed to Indian Red in my opinion.

I agree; the article should be titled Indian Red, not Chestnut. Also, am I wrong, or did Crayola already have a colour called Chestnut? Maybe not a crayon, but a colored pencil? I believe it was a dark brown. If this is the case, isn't it possible that the crayon labeled Chestnut is not a renamed Indian Red, but rather a substitution? --Tellybelly 01:04, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

The hex values for chestnut seem to be all wrong. Currently the article (and the Shades of Red chart) says #CD5C5C -- a rosy pink. This page says it's #954535, which seems much more accurate. --Tellybelly 01:18, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Hex values for color depend on the display device used. More specifically the gamma (Gamma_correction) and the colors of the phosphors. sRGB is an attempt to set a standard for these, but adjusting the brightness or contrast can still change the result. 84.245.0.98 21:39, 21 January 2007 (UTC)