Chestnut (color)

Chestnut is a color that looks like a brownish red, kind of like the color of a shiny chestnut that falls from a tree. If you were to paint a picture of a horse or a squirrel, you might use the color chestnut to make their fur look real because it's a natural color for animals. People also sometimes use the word chestnut to describe the color of their hair if they have brownish-red hair. So basically, chestnut is a fancy way of saying brownish-red.