Chocolate

#cd4c0a

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

Chocolate is a deep orange with weighty warmth. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Chocolate color values

Every conversion for #cd4c0a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd4c0a

RGB205, 76, 10

HSL20, 91%, 42%

HSV20, 95%, 80%

CMYK0%, 63%, 95%, 20%

Lab49.7, 48.77, 57.77

XYZ27.82, 18.17, 2.33

Decimal13454346

Web safe#cc3300

Pantone173 C

Shades of chocolate

#bb4509 #aa3f08 #983807 #873207 #752b06 #642505 #521e04 #401803 #2f1102 #1d0b01

Tints of chocolate

#e7560b #f4641b #f57635 #f6884f #f89a6a #f9ac84 #fabe9f #fcd0b9 #fde2d4 #fef3ee

Colors that go with chocolate

Complementary#0a8bcd Analogous#cd0a2a Analogous#cdae0a Triadic#0acd4c Triadic#4c0acd Split complementary#0acdad Split complementary#0a2acd

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, 63, 95, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd4c0a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 63 95 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 62 91 26

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 #cd4c0a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd4c0a; }
.text { color: #cd4c0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd4c0a; }

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 #cd4c0a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd4c0a 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 #cd4c0a 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 #cd4c0a 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 #cd4c0a are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.