Chocolate

#bf6e16

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

Chocolate is a deep orange with rich warmth. 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 #bf6e16, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf6e16

RGB191, 110, 22

HSL31, 79%, 42%

HSV31, 88%, 75%

CMYK0%, 42%, 88%, 25%

Lab54.33, 26.38, 56.91

XYZ27.21, 22.29, 3.63

Decimal12545558

Web safe#cc6600

Pantone153 C

Shades of chocolate

#af6514 #9e5b12 #8e5210 #7e480e #6d3f0d #5d350b #4d2c09 #3c2307 #2c1905 #1b1003

Tints of chocolate

#d87c19 #e68a27 #e99840 #eca559 #efb372 #f2c08b #f5cea4 #f7dbbd #fae9d6 #fdf6ef

Colors that go with chocolate

Complementary#1667bf Analogous#bf1a16 Analogous#bcbf16 Triadic#16bf6e Triadic#6e16bf Split complementary#16bbbf Split complementary#1916bf

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, 42, 88, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf6e16 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 42 88 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 43 85 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 #bf6e16 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf6e16; }
.text { color: #bf6e16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf6e16; }

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 #bf6e16 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf6e16 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 #bf6e16 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 #bf6e16 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 #bf6e16 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.