Chocolate

#e86e16

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 25 degrees. 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 #e86e16, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e86e16

RGB232, 110, 22

HSL25, 83%, 50%

HSV25, 91%, 91%

CMYK0%, 53%, 91%, 9%

Lab60.22, 43.02, 63.95

XYZ39.0, 28.37, 4.18

Decimal15232534

Web safe#ff6600

Pantone158 C

Shades of chocolate

#d46414 #bf5b12 #ab5110 #96470e #823e0c #6e340a #592a08 #452107 #301705 #1c0d03

Tints of chocolate

#eb7b2b #ed8941 #ef9656 #f1a46c #f3b182 #f5bf98 #f7ccad #f9dac3 #fbe7d9 #fdf5ef

Colors that go with chocolate

Complementary#1690e8 Analogous#e81627 Analogous#e8d716 Triadic#16e86e Triadic#6e16e8 Split complementary#16e8d7 Split complementary#1627e8

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, 53, 91, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e86e16 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 53 91 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 53 88 15

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 #e86e16 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e86e16; }
.text { color: #e86e16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e86e16; }

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 #e86e16 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e86e16 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 #e86e16 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 #e86e16 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 #e86e16 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 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.