Chocolate

#cd5c01

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. 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 #cd5c01, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd5c01

RGB205, 92, 1

HSL27, 99%, 40%

HSV27, 100%, 80%

CMYK0%, 55%, 100%, 20%

Lab52.55, 41.18, 61.47

XYZ29.01, 20.64, 2.48

Decimal13458433

Web safe#cc6600

Pantone1595 C

Shades of chocolate

#bc5401 #aa4c01 #994401 #873d01 #763501 #642d00 #532500 #411d00 #301500 #1e0e00

Tints of chocolate

#e96901 #fe7609 #fe8626 #fe9642 #fea65f #feb67b #fec698 #ffd5b4 #ffe5d1 #fff5ed

Colors that go with chocolate

Complementary#0172cd Analogous#cd010c Analogous#cdc201 Triadic#01cd5c Triadic#5c01cd Split complementary#01cdc2 Split complementary#010ccd

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, 55, 100, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd5c01 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 55 100 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 55 96 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 #cd5c01 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd5c01; }
.text { color: #cd5c01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd5c01; }

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 #cd5c01 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd5c01 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 #cd5c01 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 #cd5c01 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 #cd5c01 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.