Chocolate

#be5918

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for chocolate, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Chocolate, a strong orange at 23 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Chocolate color values

Every conversion for #be5918, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#be5918

RGB190, 89, 24

HSL23, 78%, 42%

HSV23, 87%, 75%

CMYK0%, 53%, 87%, 25%

Lab49.69, 37.11, 52.49

XYZ24.97, 18.16, 3.05

Decimal12474648

Web safe#cc6600

Pantone471 C

Shades of chocolate

#ae5116 #9d4a14 #8d4212 #7d3a10 #6d330e #5c2b0c #4c240a #3c1c08 #2b1405 #1b0d03

Tints of chocolate

#d7651b #e4732a #e78342 #ea935b #eda374 #f1b48c #f4c4a5 #f7d4be #fae4d6 #fdf5ef

Colors that go with chocolate

Complementary#187dbe Analogous#be182a Analogous#beac18 Triadic#18be59 Triadic#5918be Split complementary#18beac Split complementary#182abe

Chocolate in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 53, 87, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #be5918 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 53 87 25

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 53 84 31

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Chocolate in css

Copy #be5918 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #be5918; }
.text { color: #be5918; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be5918; }

How chocolate looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Chocolate and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #be5918 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #be5918 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Chocolate on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #be5918 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around chocolate? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn chocolate into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #be5918 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from chocolate, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #be5918 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.