Chocolate

#cf4e0f

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

This is Chocolate, a vivid orange at 20 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 #cf4e0f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cf4e0f

RGB207, 78, 15

HSL20, 86%, 44%

HSV20, 93%, 81%

CMYK0%, 62%, 93%, 19%

Lab50.39, 48.66, 57.12

XYZ28.54, 18.75, 2.57

Decimal13585935

Web safe#cc6600

Pantone1665 C

Shades of chocolate

#bd470e #ab410c #993a0b #88330a #762c09 #642607 #521f06 #401805 #2e1103 #1d0b02

Tints of chocolate

#e85711 #ef6725 #f1793e #f38a57 #f59c70 #f6ad8a #f8bfa3 #fad0bc #fce2d5 #fef3ee

Colors that go with chocolate

Complementary#0f90cf Analogous#cf0f30 Analogous#cfae0f Triadic#0fcf4e Triadic#4e0fcf Split complementary#0fcfae Split complementary#0f30cf

Chocolate in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 62, 93, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cf4e0f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 62 93 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 61 90 25

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Chocolate in css

Copy #cf4e0f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cf4e0f; }
.text { color: #cf4e0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf4e0f; }

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 #cf4e0f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cf4e0f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Chocolate on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cf4e0f 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn chocolate into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cf4e0f 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

Every value on this page for #cf4e0f is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.