Chocolate

#d96d21

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 #d96d21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d96d21

RGB217, 109, 33

HSL25, 74%, 49%

HSV25, 85%, 85%

CMYK0%, 50%, 85%, 15%

Lab57.85, 37.88, 57.62

XYZ34.36, 25.8, 4.61

Decimal14249249

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone717 C

Shades of chocolate

#c6631e #b35a1b #a05018 #8d4715 #7a3d13 #673410 #542a0d #41200a #2e1707 #1b0d04

Tints of chocolate

#e07a32 #e38847 #e6955c #e9a371 #edb186 #f0be9b #f3ccb0 #f6dac5 #f9e7da #fdf5f0

Colors that go with chocolate

Complementary#218dd9 Analogous#d92131 Analogous#d9c921 Triadic#21d96d Triadic#6d21d9 Split complementary#21d9c9 Split complementary#2131d9

Chocolate in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 50, 85, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d96d21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 50 85 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 50 82 21

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 #d96d21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d96d21; }
.text { color: #d96d21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d96d21; }

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 #d96d21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d96d21 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 #d96d21 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 #d96d21 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 #d96d21 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.