Chestnut Screen
A full-screen solid chestnut color (#954535). Fill your whole display, or download the chestnut screen as an image in 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 4K or any size you type in.
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What is a chestnut screen?
A chestnut screen is simply a web page filled edge to edge with one solid color — Chestnut, hex #954535, or rgb(149, 69, 53). It is a dark, warm color: in HSL it sits at 10° hue, 48% saturation and 40% lightness, and its relative luminance is 10.9%. The closest standard CSS color is Saddle Brown (#8B4513).
Chestnut screen at a glance
How a full-screen chestnut (#954535) behaves as a light, a test pattern and a background — measured from the color itself.
| Brightness | 11% of a white screen | A dim glow — easy on the eyes in a dark room. |
|---|---|---|
| Blue light | very low (9% of its light) | Very little blue light, so it is gentle on your body clock at night. |
| Night use | Good | Dim and low in blue light, so a chestnut screen works as a night light without being harsh. |
| Text on it | White text · 6.6:1 | Readable for normal text (WCAG AA). |
| Display test | Mixed sub-pixel levels | Good for spotting uneven backlight, banding and tint across the panel. |
What people use a chestnut screen for
Its low blue-light output also makes it a comfortable screen to leave on at night.
Brown screens produce a warm, low-key neutral wash that works as a cozy ambient light, a muted backdrop for still-life photography, or a calm placeholder colour for signage and mock-ups. Being a dark, desaturated orange, brown keeps blue light low.
As a test pattern, a dark chestnut field is best for spotting backlight bleed and IPS glow on an LCD, or stuck "always-on" pixels on an OLED.
#954535) — this is also the preview image shown when you share the page.How to use the chestnut screen
The color is already set to Chestnut (#954535). Tap Open full screen, or the preview, to fill your whole display with chestnut; press Esc or tap again to exit. To keep a copy, pick a size — 1920 × 1080 for a desktop wallpaper, 1080 × 1920 for a phone or 3840 × 2160 for a 4K TV — and tap Download PNG or JPG. The file is created in your browser and saved as chestnut-screen-1920x1080.png, with no watermark. A flat chestnut image compresses to a few kilobytes even at 4K.
Every resolution, aspect ratio and device tip (phones, TVs, projectors, second monitors) is in the full color screen guide.
Chestnut screen color codes
The full-screen color and every download use exactly these values. Tap any row to copy it.
Contrast against white text 6.60:1 · against black text 3.18:1. See the full Chestnut color page for harmonies, shades and tints, or open it in the color picker.
Colors that go with a chestnut screen
Using two screens side by side, a split display or a chestnut wallpaper with accents? These named colors sit in harmony with Chestnut on the color wheel:
Build a full scheme from chestnut in the color matcher or the palette generator, or blend it into another color with the gradient creator for a gradient wallpaper.
Popular color screens
The colors people reach for most often as a full-screen background or light:
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Chestnut screen — FAQ
What is the hex code for a chestnut screen?
A chestnut screen uses the color Chestnut, hex #954535 — rgb(149, 69, 53). The full-screen view and every download use exactly that value. The nearest standard CSS name is Saddle Brown (#8B4513).
How do I make my whole screen chestnut?
Open this page and tap Open full screen (or tap the preview). Your browser fills the entire display with chestnut and hides its own toolbars; press Esc or tap the screen to come back. To keep it, download it in 1080p, 4K or any size as a free PNG or JPG — no sign-up or watermark.
How bright is a chestnut screen?
A chestnut screen gives off about 11% of the light of a white screen at the same brightness setting, a comfortable level for ambient light. About 9% of its light is blue (a white screen is 33%), which counts as very low blue light.
What color text is easiest to read on a chestnut screen?
White text, with a contrast ratio of 6.6:1, which passes the WCAG guideline for normal text. Check any other pairing in the contrast checker.
Does a chestnut screen save battery?
On phones and laptops with an OLED or AMOLED display, yes — dark pixels use very little power and true black uses none, so a chestnut screen draws less than a bright one. On a normal LCD the backlight stays on regardless, so the saving is small.