Chocolate

#d46016

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 23 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Chocolate color values

Every conversion for #d46016, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d46016

RGB212, 96, 22

HSL23, 81%, 46%

HSV23, 90%, 83%

CMYK0%, 55%, 90%, 17%

Lab54.47, 42.19, 58.35

XYZ31.48, 22.42, 3.43

Decimal13918230

Web safe#cc6600

Pantone1595 C

Shades of chocolate

#c25814 #af4f12 #9d4710 #8a3f0e #78360c #652e0b #532609 #411d07 #2e1505 #1c0d03

Tints of chocolate

#e76b1c #ea7b34 #ec8a4b #ef9963 #f1a87a #f4b891 #f6c7a9 #f8d6c0 #fbe5d7 #fdf4ef

Colors that go with chocolate

Complementary#168ad4 Analogous#d4162b Analogous#d4bf16 Triadic#16d460 Triadic#6016d4 Split complementary#16d4bf Split complementary#162bd4

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, 55, 90, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d46016 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 55 90 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 55 87 23

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 #d46016 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d46016; }
.text { color: #d46016; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d46016; }

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 #d46016 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d46016 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 #d46016 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 #d46016 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 #d46016 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.