Chocolate

#cd6d2e

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

Chocolate is a mid orange with grounded warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. 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 #cd6d2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd6d2e

RGB205, 109, 46

HSL24, 63%, 49%

HSV24, 78%, 80%

CMYK0%, 47%, 78%, 20%

Lab56.2, 33.47, 50.12

XYZ31.14, 24.11, 5.6

Decimal13462830

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone159 C

Shades of chocolate

#bb632a #a95a26 #975022 #85471e #733d1a #613416 #4f2a12 #3d200e #2b170a #190d06

Tints of chocolate

#d47a3f #d88853 #dd9567 #e1a37a #e6b18e #eabea2 #eeccb5 #f3dac9 #f7e7dd #fcf5f0

Colors that go with chocolate

Complementary#2e8ecd Analogous#cd2e3e Analogous#cdbc2e Triadic#2ecd6d Triadic#6d2ecd Split complementary#2ecdbd Split complementary#2e3ecd

Chocolate in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 47, 78, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd6d2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 47 78 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 47 76 26

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

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #cd6d2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd6d2e; }
.text { color: #cd6d2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd6d2e; }

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 #cd6d2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd6d2e 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 #cd6d2e 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 #cd6d2e 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

The figures for #cd6d2e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.