Chocolate

#db7204

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

Chocolate is a deep orange with serious warmth. 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 #db7204, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db7204

RGB219, 114, 4

HSL31, 96%, 44%

HSV31, 98%, 86%

CMYK0%, 48%, 98%, 14%

Lab59.07, 35.67, 65.91

XYZ35.25, 27.1, 3.49

Decimal14381572

Web safe#cc6600

Pantone152 C

Shades of chocolate

#c86804 #b55e03 #a25403 #8f4b03 #7d4102 #6a3702 #572d02 #442301 #311901 #1e1001

Tints of chocolate

#f58004 #fb8d1a #fb9a34 #fca74f #fcb469 #fdc284 #fdcf9e #fedcb9 #fee9d3 #fff6ed

Colors that go with chocolate

Complementary#046ddb Analogous#db0704 Analogous#d8db04 Triadic#04db72 Triadic#7204db Split complementary#04d8db Split complementary#0704db

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, 48, 98, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db7204 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 48 98 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 48 94 20

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 #db7204 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db7204; }
.text { color: #db7204; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db7204; }

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 #db7204 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db7204 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 #db7204 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 #db7204 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 #db7204 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.